EPA v. H. WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

5/8/2012 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF: $469 FOR THE CERCLA VIOLATION; $1,031 FOR THE EPCRA VIOLATIONS. ALLEGATIONS: ON MAY 9, 2010, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF CRESYLIC ACID ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VILATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) AND THE APPLICABLE CERCLA REGULATIONS, 40 CFR 302.6, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF N-BUTYRIC ACID, CRESYLIC ACID AND SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE IN AMOUNTS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS TQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPODNENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA 312 AT ITS FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2009, 2008, AND 2007. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A FORM R FOR FORM A FOR AMMONIA, CRESOL, AND COPPER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR OF EPA AND TO THE OFFICIAL DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF GA BY JULY 1 OF THE REQUIRED REPORTING YEAR. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA 313 AT ITS FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2008, 2007, AND 2006.

Defendants (1)

• H. WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• H. WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

  48 LYLE FIELD ROAD, JEFFERSON, GA, 30549

  Registry ID: 110011844068

• H. WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

  48 LYLE FIELD ROAD, JEFFERSON, GA, 30549

  Registry ID: 110011844068

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• H. WILSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.entered 2012-05-08

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $1,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-05-08Final Order Issued
• 2012-05-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-05-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-05-24Enforcement Action Closed