EPA v. Airgas Great Lakes (Sault Ste. Marie)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Failure to immediately notify the NRC, SERC and LEPC of a chlorine release which occurred on 9/14/2004 as required under CERCLA 103(a). Failure to submit inventory reports for 2001, 2002 and 2003 as required under EPCRA 312.
Defendants (1)
- Airgas Great Lakes (Sault Ste. Marie)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AIRGAS GREAT LAKES, INC
506 WEST SPRUCE STREET, SAULT STE. MARIE, MI, 49783
Registry ID: 110022864471
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Airgas Great Lakes (Sault Ste. Marie)entered 2006-03-30
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $31,472 · SEP: $95,580
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2005-10-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2005-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2006-03-30Final Order Issued
- 2007-02-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 160396
- Case number
- 05-2006-3644
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2006-3644 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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