EPA v. J & J CHEMICAL CO.

Case summary

8/2/2011 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,500. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON JULY 28, 2010, APPROXIMATELY 205 POUNDS OF FORMALDEHYDE AND 450 POUNDS OF 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE WAS DISCHARGED FROM RESPONDENT'S FACILITY INTO EAST FORK TRAIL CREEK. THE JULY 28, 2010, DISCHARGE OF FORMALEHYDE AND 1,4-DICHLOROBENZENE, EXCEEDED THE RESPECTIVE REPORTABLE QUANTITIES; AND, THEREFORE, WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL. ACCORDINGLY, SECTION 311(b)(3) OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1321(b)(3), WAS VIOLATED.

Defendants (1)

• J & J CHEMICAL CO. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• J&J CHEMICAL CO

  190 TRANS TECH DR, ATHENS, GA, 30601

  Registry ID: 110020517396

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• J & J CHEMICAL CO.entered 2011-08-02

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-08-02Final Order Issued
• 2011-08-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-08-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-08-16Enforcement Action Closed