EPA v. JEA NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION (JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY)

Case summary

5/14/13 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2860, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON MAY 18, 2012, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) AND THE APPLICABLE CERCLA REGS, 40 CFR 302.6, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY 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 (2)

• JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY (JEA)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION -

  4377 HECKSCHER DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32226-3099

  Registry ID: 110045693692

• NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION -

  4377 HECKSCHER DR, JACKSONVILLE, FL, 32226-3099

  Registry ID: 110045693692

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JEA NORTHSIDE GENERATING STATION (JACKSONVILLE ELECTRIC AUTHORITY)entered 2013-05-14

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $2,860

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2013-05-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-05-14Final Order Issued
• 2013-05-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-05-29Enforcement Action Closed