EPA v. MORTON (READING)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
U.S. EPA WILL ISSUE A DRAFT ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT (AOC) BY 1/15/2000 TO OPEN NEGOTIATIONS. THE AOC WILL BE A SIMPLIFIED PERFORMANCE BASED CONSENT AGREEMENT (FOR EXAMPLE, NO FINDINGS OF FACT WILL BE CITED). U.S. EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER TO MORTON INTER- NATIONAL, INC. UNDER SECTION 3013 OF RCRA. THE ORDER RE- QUIRES MORTON TO CONDUCT MONITORIG, TESTING, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE HAZARD POSED BY THE HAZARDOUS WASTES THAT ARE PRESENT AT, OR MAY HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM, CERTAIN AREAS AT THE FACILITY.
Defendants (1)
- ROHN & HAAS COMPANYNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
2000 WEST ST., CINCINNATI, OH, 452153431
Registry ID: 110035829547
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3013 — Monitoring, Analysis, Testing
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MORTON (READING)entered 2000-08-18
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2000-01-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-08-18Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 32154
- Case number
- 05-2000-0100
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Monitoring, Analysis, Testing
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2000-0100 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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