EPA v. BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$75,000
Case summary
BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLATICS OPERATES A PLANT IN ILLIOPOLIS, IL PRODUCING A POLYVINLY CHLORIDE RESIN FROM VINLY CHLORIDE MONOMER THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE NESHAP FOR VINYL CHLORIDE. BETWEEN FEBRUARY 1987 AND JULY 1989. BORDEN REPORTED 9 VINYL CHLORIDE RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGES. BORDEN IS BEING ISSUED AN NOV ON THE BASIS THAT 8 OF THE VINYL CHLORIDE DIS- CHARGES WERE PREVENTABLE AND ARE THEREFORE IN VIOLATION OF 40 CFR SECTION 61.65(A).
Defendants (1)
- BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
19800 OLD ROUTE 36, ILLIOPOLIS, IL, 62539
Registry ID: 110000722166
FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION
19800 OLD ROUTE 36, ILLIOPOLIS, IL, 62539
Registry ID: 110000722166
Statutes cited
- CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BORDEN CHEMICALS AND PLASTICSentered 1992-04-01
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $75,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1990-08-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-04-01Final Order Issued
- 1992-04-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 27465
- Case number
- 05-1990-0182
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- AWTGL
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Hazardous Air Pollutants
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1990-0182 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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