EPA v. PURE WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.

Case summary

12/15/15 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A TOTAL PENALTY OF $11,505 (CERCLA VIOLATION - $2,876 AND EPCRA VIOLATION $8,629). RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: VIOLATION OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA ON MAY 23, 2014, A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE ABOVE THE RQ OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. 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 TH RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA ON MAY 23, 2015, A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE 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 SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE IQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. VIOLATION OF 304(c) OF EPCRA ON MAY 23, 2014, A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE 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. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 304(c) OF EPCRA, BY FAILING TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP EMERGENCY NOTICE TO THE SERC AND THE LEPC WHEN THERE HAD BEEN A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• PURE WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PURE WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.

  1404 C DOGWOOD WAY, MEBANE, NC, 27302

  Registry ID: 110067161797

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PURE WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.entered 2015-12-15

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $11,505

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-12-15Final Order Issued
• 2015-12-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-12-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-01-07Enforcement Action Closed