EPA v. TERRA INDUSTRIES INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$115,000
Case summary
TERRA INDUSTRIES INC., FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT A RELEASE OF AMMONIA TO THE NRC AND SERC, FAILED TO TIMELY SUBMIT A WRITTEN FOLLOW UP REPORT TO THE SERC, AND FAILED TO SUBMIT A TIER II REPORT TO THE SERC AND CROOKSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THE 1997 CALENDAR YEAR. COMPLAINT ALLEGES SEVERAL VIOLATIONS OF CERCLA AND EPCRA FROM A AUGUST 28, 1998 RELEASE OF AMMONIA.
Defendants (1)
- TERRA INDUSTRIES INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TERRA INTERNATIONAL INC.
HWY 75 S, CROOKSTON, MN, 56716
Registry ID: 110000753140
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TERRA INDUSTRIES, INC.entered 2001-06-13
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $115,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-10-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-12-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-06-13Final Order Issued
- 2001-06-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 32760
- Case number
- 05-2001-0080
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2001-0080 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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