EPA v. PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Case summary

5/19/2015 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,876. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: ON JUNE 19, 2014, A RELEASE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE ABOVE THE RQ OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RELEASE RESULTED IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE TO PERSONS BEYOND THE SITE OR SITES ON WHICH THE FACILITY IS LOCATED. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA, SECTION 304(a), BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA INC

  13121 ROCKY FORD RD., LAURINBURG, NC, 28352

  Registry ID: 110064226868

• PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA INC

  13121 ROCKY FORD RD., LAURINBURG, NC, 28352

  Registry ID: 110064226868

• PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA INC

  13121 ROCKY FORD RD., LAURINBURG, NC, 28352

  Registry ID: 110064226868

• PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA INC

  13121 ROCKY FORD RD., LAURINBURG, NC, 28352

  Registry ID: 110064226868

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PILKINGTON NORTH AMERICA, INC.entered 2015-05-19

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $2,876 · SEP: $12,539

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-05-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-05-19Final Order Issued
• 2015-05-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-06-19Enforcement Action Closed