EPA v. MORRAL COMPANIES, LLC, Morral, Ohio
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 17, 2002, at 5:00 p.m., Morral Companies, LLC had a 43,349 pound release of phosphoric acid into the environment. Phosphoric acid is a hazardous substance under CERCLA with a reportable quantity of 5,000 pounds. This release is 8.3 times the RQ. The person in charge of the facility called the NRC on September 18, 2002 at 10:48 a.m., or 16 hours after the incident. The release occurred while the phosphoric acid was being unloaded and transferred into the chemical reaction from a rail car. The phosphoric acid was released onto the ballast under the rail car
Defendants (1)
- Morral Companies, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MORRAL CHEMICAL COMPANY
132 POSTLE ST., MORRAL, OH, 43337
Registry ID: 110000383013
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MORRAL COMPANIESentered 2003-05-28
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $6,875
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2003-05-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-05-28Final Order Issued
- 2003-05-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-06-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 96569
- Case number
- 05-2003-0200
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2003-0200 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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