EPA v. HALOCARBON PRODUCTS CORPORATION

Case summary

9/24/14 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF 1,438 FOR THE CERCLA VIOLATION AND $1,438 FOR THE EPCRA VIOLATION. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ALLEGATIONS: ON JUNE 4, 2013, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE 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 METHYLENE CHLORIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA 304(a) AND THE APPLICABLE REGS AT 40 CFR 355, SUBPART C, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF METHYLENE CHLORIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• HALOCARBON PRODUCTS CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HALOCARBON PRODUCTS CORPORATION

  1100 DITTMAN COURT, NORTH AUGUSTA, GA, 29861

  Registry ID: 110006847582

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HALOCARBON PRODUCTS CORPORATIONentered 2014-09-24

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $2,876 · SEP: $13,268

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-24Final Order Issued
• 2014-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-10-14Enforcement Action Closed