EPA v. SEPARATION TECHNOLGIES LLC

Case summary

12/15/15 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESING A TOTAL PENALTY OF $48,750 (CERCLA VIOLATION - $24,375 AND EPCRA VIOLATION $24,375. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: VIOLATION OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2014, A RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID ABOVE THE RQ OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA AND THE APPLICABLE CERCLA REGULATIONS, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. VIOLATION OF SECTION 304(a) EPCRA ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2014, A RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID 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 SULFURIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC

  13151 WYANDOTTE RD, GIBSONTON, FL, 33534

  Registry ID: 110039493152

• SEPARATION TECHNOLOGIES LLC

  13151 WYANDOTTE RD, GIBSONTON, FL, 33534

  Registry ID: 110039493152

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SEPARATION TECHNOLGIES LLCentered 2015-12-15

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $48,750

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-12-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-12-15Final Order Issued
• 2015-12-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-02-04Enforcement Action Closed