EPA v. SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC,

Case summary

2/14/2012 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,785. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON JANUARY 28, 2011, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9603(a), AND THE APPLICABLE CERCLA REGULATIONS, 40 C.F.R SECTION 302.6, BY FAILING TO IMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.

  2650 TALLEVAST RD, SARASOTA, FL, 34243

  Registry ID: 110024385217

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC,entered 2012-02-14

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $5,785

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-02-14Final Order Issued
• 2012-02-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-02-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-03-13Enforcement Action Closed