EPA v. AGRIUM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Case summary

3/28/2014 - NOTICE OF DETERMINATION ISSUED. ON APRIL 12, 2012, RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A SELF-DISCLOSURE THROUGH THE EDISCLOSURE EPCRA PILOT REPORTING SYSTEM FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 311 AND 312 OF EPCRA. FAILURE TO SUBMIT MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDS) FOR SULFURIC ACID FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007,TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING (LEPC), THE SERC AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITIES BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 311 OF EPCRA. FAILURE TO SUBMIT EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY REPORTS (TIER II FORMS)FOR SULFURIC ACID FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2007, TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC), THE SERC AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITIES BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR, IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA. ON APRIL 9, 2012, RESPONDENT CAME INTO COMPLIANCE BY ELECTRONICALLY FILING THE MSDS FOR SULFURIC ACID FOR REPORTING YEAR 2008 AND THE TIER II FORMS FOR SULFURIC ACID FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS 2008 THROUGH 2011.

Defendants (1)

• AGRIUM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AGRIUM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

  1425 EDWARDS STREET, SYLACAUGA, AL, 35150

  Registry ID: 110058294965

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AGRIUM ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.entered 2014-03-28

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-03-28Final Order Issued
• 2014-03-28Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered