EPA v. COLONIAL CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
3/22/11 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $11,500, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON AUGUST 2, 2010, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.
Defendants (1)
- COLONIAL CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COLONIAL CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS INC
916 WEST LATHROP AVENUE, SAVANNAH, GA, 31415
Registry ID: 110018901054
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COLONIAL CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.entered 2011-03-22
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $11,500
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2011-03-22Final Order Issued
- 2011-03-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600006972
- Case number
- 04-2011-2040
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2011-2040 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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