EPA v. PEKIN ENERGY CO.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$64,000
Case summary
RELEASE OF CYCLOHEXENE & ETHANOL. ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAINST PEKIN ENERGY COMPANY PEKIN FOR FIAILING TO TIMELY REPORT RELEASE OF CYCLOHEXANE, A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE. THERE WERE THREE TOTAL RELEASES, ALL OF WHICH WERE REPORTED, BUT AFTER DELAY OF SEVERAL DAYS. THE CASE WAS SETTLED BY CACO ON FEBRUARY 6, 1998, AND THE AGREED PENALTY OF $80,000 WAS PAID ON MARCH 4, 1998.
Defendants (1)
- PEKIN ENERGY CO.Named in settlement
Facilities (3)
AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY INC.
1300 SOUTH 2ND ST., PEKIN, IL, 61554
Registry ID: 110070242131
AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY INC.
1300 SOUTH 2ND ST., PEKIN, IL, 61554
Registry ID: 110070242131
AVENTINE RENEWABLE ENERGY INC.
1300 SOUTH 2ND ST., PEKIN, IL, 61554
Registry ID: 110070242131
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PEKIN ENERGY CO.entered 1998-02-06
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $64,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1995-09-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1995-10-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-02-06Final Order Issued
- 1998-03-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29498
- Case number
- 05-1995-0543
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- MMB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1995-0543 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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