EPA v. BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
6/12/11 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,785, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON OCT 18, 2010, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF XYLENE ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF XYLENE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.
Defendants (1)
- BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BP AMOCO CHEMICALS DECATUR PLANT
1400 FINLEY ISLAND ROAD, DECATUR, AL, 35601
Registry ID: 110056961417
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 2011-06-21
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $5,785
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2011-06-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2011-06-21Final Order Issued
- 2011-06-23Enforcement Action Closed
- 2011-06-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600031480
- Case number
- 04-2011-2053
- 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 04-2011-2053 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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