EPA v. WESTLAKE PVC CORPORATION

Case summary

5/19/15 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A TOTAL PENALTY OF $12,189 - EPCRA VIOLATION $6,094; CERCLA VIOLATION $6,095). RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES COMPLETE SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: CERCLA VIOLATION 103(a) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2014, RESPONDENT'S FACILITY RELEASED VINYL CHLORIDE ABOVE THE RQ INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. RESPONDENT WAS IN CHARGE OF THE FACILITY ON FEBRUARY 24, 2014. 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 RELEASES OF VINYL CHLORIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. EPCRA VIOLATION OF 304(a) ON FEBRUARY 24, 2014, RESPONDENT'S FACILITY RELEASED VINYL CHLORIDE ABOVE THE RQ INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. 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 VINYL CHLORIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• WESTLAKE PVC CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WESTLAKE PVC CORP.

  230 JOHNSON RILEY ROAD, CALVERT CITY, KY, 420290000

  Registry ID: 110000552599

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WESTLAKE PVC CORPORATIONentered 2015-05-19

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $12,189 · SEP: $27,907

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2015-05-19Final Order Issued
• 2015-05-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-05-21Enforcement Action Data Entered