EPA v. ARCH CHEMICALS, INC.

Case summary

7/8/2014 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A $1,446. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: AT SOME TIME DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2012, HYDROCHLORIC ACID WAS PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 10,000 POUNDS. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR HYDROCHLORIC ACID TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2012, BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA, AT ITS FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2012.

Defendants (1)

• ARCH CHEMICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ADVANTIS TECHNOLOGIES

  1400 BLUEGRASS LAKES PARKAY, ALPHARETTA, GA, 30004

  Registry ID: 110000499791

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ARCH CHEMICALS, INC.entered 2014-07-08

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $1,446 · SEP: $5,423

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-07-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-07-08Final Order Issued
• 2014-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-08-06Enforcement Action Closed