EPA v. INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS INC.

Case summary

3/1/18 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $20,907. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: AT SOME TIME DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2015, CHLOROFORM WAS PRESENT AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 500 POUNDS, AND DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2013, 2014, AND 2015, OTHER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS WERE PRESENT IN AMOUNTS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 10,000 POUNDS. RESPONDENT FAILED TO TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR CHLOROFORM TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2015 AND FOR THE OTHER HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2013, 2014, AND 2015 BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA, AT ITS FACILITY FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2013, 2014, AND 2015.

Defendants (1)

• INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS INC. - DALTON

  506 BEAR CREEK ROAD, UNIT B, DALTON, GA, 30721

  Registry ID: 110061565257

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL INC.entered 2018-03-01

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $20,907

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2018-03-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-03-01Final Order Issued
• 2018-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-03-27Enforcement Action Closed