EPA v. Archer Daniels Midland

Case summary

On December 27, 2001, at 5:30 a.m., the respondent's facility had a release had a release of 1,202 pounds of anhydrous ammonia. Anhydrous ammonia is a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act with a reportable quantity of 100 pounds. This release was 12 times the RQ. The person in charge of the facility notified the National Response Center on December 27, 2001, at 12:05 p.m. or 6 hours and 30 minutes after the release. The facility has agreed to train all of the mangers at all their facilities in the United States about the release reporting requirements of CERCLA and EPCRA. The facility has agreed to resolve the EPCRA violation connected with this release, with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency for about $15,468

Defendants (1)

• Archer Daniels MidlandNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (20)

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND

  4666 FARIES PARKWAY, DECATUR, IL, 625265666

  Registry ID: 110050297936

• …and 5 more

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Archer Daniels Midlandentered 2003-09-29

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $15,468

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2004-06-21Enforcement Action Closed