EPA v. STANDARD PROCESS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$3,414
Case summary
STANDARD PROCESS HAD 3 RELEASES OF AMMONIA ABOVE THE REPORT- ABLE QUANTITY THAT WERE NOT IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER. ON DEC. 30, 1996 THEY REPORTED AN 800 LB. RELEASE, ON JULY 3, 1998 THEY REPORTED A 6,000 LB. RELEASE, AND ON AUGUST 20, 1999 THEY REPORTED A 245LB. RELEASE. THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY IS 100 LBS. THESE RELEASE S ALL OCCURRED FROM PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES. AFTER RECEIVING OUR PREFILING NOTICE STANDARD PROCESS SUFFICENTLY DEMONSTRA- TED THAT THE AMOUNT OF EACH RELEASE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN ORIGINALLY REPORTED.
Defendants (1)
- STANDARD PROCESS, INC.Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
STANDARD PROCESS INCORPORATED
1200 W. ROYAL LEE DR., PALMYRA, WI, 531560904
Registry ID: 110000494288
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
STANDARD PROCESS, INC.entered 2000-10-11
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $3,414
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-10-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-10-11Final Order Issued
- 2000-11-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-03-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 32848
- Case number
- 05-2001-0185
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- MMBII
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2001-0185 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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