EPA v. SYKES & BURNS LLC

Case summary

11/16/2017 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,362. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREE TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: VIOLATION OF SECTION 103(a) ON DECEMBER 1, 2015, A RELEASE OF ALUMINUM SULFATE AND SULFURIC ACID ABOVE THE RQ OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a), BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF ALUMINUM SULFATE AND SULFURIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THEIR RESPECTIVE RQs AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• SYKES & BURNS LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SYKES & BURNS LLC

  430 COUNTY ROAD 1612, LOUIN, MS, 39338-4744

  Registry ID: 110070144295

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SYKES & BURNS LLCentered 2017-11-16

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $2,362 · SEP: $4,642

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2017-11-16Final Order Issued
• 2017-11-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-11-29Enforcement Action Data Entered