EPA v. DU PONT - CIRCLEVILLE PLANT
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$39,711
Case summary
IN 1981, THERE WAS A SPILL OF VINYLIDINE CHLORIDE (VCL2) AT DU PONT'S CIRCLEVILLE, OHIO PLANT. DUPONT, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF OHIO EPA, RESPONDED TO THE SPILL BY PUMPING CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER INTO THE PLANT'S WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM. OHIO EPA AND U.S. EPA CONDUCTED SEVERAL INSPECTIONS OF THE DU PONT FACILITY IN 1986 AND 1987. THESE INSPECTIONS REVEALED VIOLATIONS OF GROUNDWATER MONI- TORING AND CLOSURE REQUIREMENTS. ON MARCH 30, 1988, U.S. EPA ISSUED A COMPLAINT, FINDINGS OF VIOLATION AND COMPLI- ANCE ORDER.
Defendants (1)
- E.I. DUPONTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY
RT 23 S, CIRCLEVILLE, OH, 431130000
Registry ID: 110000381881
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3008A — Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DU PONT - CIRCLEVILLE PLANTentered 1989-05-12
Primary law: RCRA
Federal penalty: $39,711
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1988-03-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1988-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-05-12Final Order Issued
- 1989-07-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 26934
- Case number
- 05-1988-0237
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Compliance Order: Injunctive & Penalty
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1988-0237 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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