EPA v. AULICK CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.

Case summary

4/21/2015 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A TOTAL PENALTY OF $12,251 (CERCLA VIOLATION - $6,126 AND EPCRA VIOLATION - $6,125). RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: VIOLATION OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA ON MARCH 11, 2013, RESPONDENT'S FACILITY RELEASED NITROGEN DIOXIDE ABOVE THE RQ INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. RESPONDENT WAS IN CHARGE OF THE FACILITY ON MARCH 11, 2013. 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 NITROGEN DIOXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. VIOLATION OF SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA; RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• AULICK CHEMICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AULICK

  145 EISENHOWER CT, NICHOLASVILLE, KY, 40356

  Registry ID: 110064035645

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AULICK CHEMICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.entered 2015-04-21

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $12,251 · SEP: $45,624

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-04-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-04-21Final Order Issued
• 2015-04-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-05-04Enforcement Action Closed