EPA v. WILSON, NC, CITY OF

Case summary

6/9/15 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,113. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: ON MAY 14, 2014, RESPONDENT'S FACILITY HAS A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE ABOVE THE RQ. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDRODIXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• NC, WILSON, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITY OF WILSON TOISNOT WATER TREATMENT PLANT

  800-7 NORTH PINE STREET, WILSON, NC, 27894

  Registry ID: 110000572746

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WILSON, NC, CITY OFentered 2015-06-09

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $1,113 · SEP: $4,172

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-06-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-06-09Final Order Issued
• 2015-06-15Enforcement Action Data Entered