EPA v. KOPPERS, INC.

Case summary

8/13/2013 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING $1,446. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: ON JULY 17, 2012, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF CREOSOTE WASTE ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF CREOSOTE WASTE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• KOPPERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• KOPPERS INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED

  280 KOPPERS ST., FLORENCE, SC, 29501

  Registry ID: 110000492770

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KOPPERS, INC.entered 2013-08-13

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $1,446 · SEP: $5,424

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2013-08-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-08-13Final Order Issued
• 2013-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-08-28Enforcement Action Closed