EPA v. KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP

Case summary

8/30/11 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON JULY 26, 2010, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF ACRYLONITRILE ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) FROM IT'S VESSEL. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS REPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF ACRYLONITRILE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ FROM RESPONDENT'S VESSEL. RESPONDENT CERTIFIES THAT AS OF THE DATE OF THE EXECUTION OF THIS ORDER, IT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL RELEVANT REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA AND EPCRA.

Defendants (1)

• KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ACRYLONITRILE RELEASE (KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LP)

  MISSISSIPPI RIVER MILE MARKER 774, BURLISON, TN, 38015

  Registry ID: 110044223248

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KIRBY INLAND MARINE, LPentered 2011-08-30

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-08-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-08-30Final Order Issued
• 2011-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-10-28Enforcement Action Closed