EPA v. SHELL CHEMICAL LP

Case summary

12/20/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,323. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: ON APRIL 12, 2015, THERE WAS A RELEASE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE ABOVE THE RQ INTO THE ENVIRONMENT FROM RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RELEASE RESULTED IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE TO PERSONS BEYOND THE SITE ON WHICH THE FACILITY IS LOCATED. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC OF THE RELEASE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• SHELL CHEMICAL LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

  400 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, SARALAND, AL, 36571

  Registry ID: 110012509071

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

  400 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, SARALAND, AL, 36571

  Registry ID: 110012509071

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

  400 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, SARALAND, AL, 36571

  Registry ID: 110012509071

• SHELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

  400 INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY, SARALAND, AL, 36571

  Registry ID: 110012509071

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SHELL CHEMICAL LPentered 2016-12-20

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $4,323 · SEP: $18,084

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-12-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-12-20Final Order Issued
• 2017-01-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-01-05Enforcement Action Closed