EPA v. DUPONT

Case summary

6/10/2013 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. ORDER STATES: ON JUNE 10, 2013, APPROXIMAELY 500,000 GALLONS OF A MIXTURE OF A OF HYDROCHLORIC ACID AND WATER ARE CONTAINED IN A DIKED AREA. THIS VOLUME IS BEING GRADUALLY LOWERED BY PUMPING THE MATERIAL INTO AN ONSITE TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR NEURTRALIZATION PRIOR TO DISCHARGE. WORK TO BE PEFORMED: IMMEDIATE STABILIZATION AND MITIGATION ACTIONS ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN CONTAINMENT OF IMPOUNDED ACID WATER MIXTURE IN HCL TANK FARM BY 6/10/2013 INITIATE IN-PLACE NEUTRALIZATION OF 5% ACID MATERIAL INSIDE OF HCL TANK FARM WITH CAUSTIC SODA 6/10/2013 SUBMIT CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR RESPONSSE TO WORST CASE SCENARIO FROM HCL TANK FARM BY 6/10/2013 DOCUMENT TIME TO FAILURE ESTIMATED FOR MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT IN HCL TANK FARM DUE TO PROLONGED CONTACT WITH ACID 6/11/2013 MITIGATE OFF-SITE DISCHARGE OF ACID LEAK FROM HCL TANK FARM SECONDARY CONTAINMENT BY 6/10/2013

Defendants (1)

• DUPOINTNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• DUPONT E I CO LOUISVILLE

  4200 CAMPGROUND RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40216

  Registry ID: 110000378494

• DUPONT E I CO LOUISVILLE

  4200 CAMPGROUND RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40216

  Registry ID: 110000378494

• DUPONT E I CO LOUISVILLE

  4200 CAMPGROUND RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40216

  Registry ID: 110000378494

• DUPONT E I CO LOUISVILLE

  4200 CAMPGROUND RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40216

  Registry ID: 110000378494

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 311C2/311E — Emergency Powers Oil Imminent & Substantial Endangerment

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DUPONTentered 2013-06-10

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2013-06-10Final Order Issued
• 2013-10-30Enforcement Action Data Entered