EPA v. WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC.

Case summary

6/5/2020 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A TOTAL PENALTY OF $41,070 (CERCLA VIOLATION $20,535 AND EPCRA VIOLATION - $20,535). RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: 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 NOVEMBER 16, 2018 RELEASE OF VINYL CHLORIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE NOVEMBER 16, 2018 RELEASE OF VINYL CHLORIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• WESTLAKE VINYLS INC

  2468 INDUSTRIAL PKWY, CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029

  Registry ID: 110027373072

• WESTLAKE VINYLS INC

  2468 INDUSTRIAL PKWY, CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029

  Registry ID: 110027373072

• WESTLAKE VINYLS INC

  2468 INDUSTRIAL PKWY, CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029

  Registry ID: 110027373072

• WESTLAKE VINYLS INC

  2468 INDUSTRIAL PKWY, CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029

  Registry ID: 110027373072

• WESTLAKE VINYLS INC

  2468 INDUSTRIAL PKWY, CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029

  Registry ID: 110027373072

• WESTLAKE VINYLS INC

  2468 INDUSTRIAL PKWY, CALVERT CITY, KY, 42029

  Registry ID: 110027373072

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC.entered 2020-06-05

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $41,070

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2020-06-05Final Order Issued
• 2020-06-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-06-08Enforcement Action Data Entered