EPA v. SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY

Case summary

4/17/2018 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $6319. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: ON NOVEMBER 12, 2015, A RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID ABOVE THE RQ OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. THE 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 THE RELEASE OF SULFURIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SANTEE COOPER SULFURIC ACID RELEASE

  553 CROSS STATION ROAD, PINEVILLE, SC, 29468

  Registry ID: 110067352484

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITYentered 2018-04-17

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $6,319 · SEP: $25,513

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2018-04-17Final Order Issued
• 2018-04-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-04-19Enforcement Action Data Entered