EPA v. OLIN CORPORATION D/B/A OLIN CHLOR ALKALI PRODUCTS
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
2/27/2013 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $11,505. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON JULY 30, 2011, RESPONDENT HAD A RELASE OF SULFURIC ACID ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEGE OF THE RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.
Defendants (1)
- OLIN CORPORATION D/B/A OLIN CHLOR ALKALI PRODUCTSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OLIN CHLOR-ALKALI
1186 LOWER RIVER ROAD, CHARLESTON, TN, 37310
Registry ID: 110000371204
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
OLIN CORPORATION D/B/A OLIN CHLOR ALKALI PRODUCTSentered 2013-02-27
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $11,505
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2013-02-27Final Order Issued
- 2013-02-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2013-02-28Enforcement Action Closed
- 2013-03-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400078057
- Case number
- 04-2013-2002
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2013-2002 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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