EPA v. Specialty Heat Treating (Elkhart) (SB) CAFO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On 7/19/2007, Specialty Heat Treating notified the NRC of a release of 920 lbs of ammonia which took place and was discovered at their Elkhart, IN facility on 7/15/2007. This notification came in excess of 4 days following the release which violates CERCLA 103a's requirement of immediate NRC notification following the discovery of a hazardous substance release.
Defendants (1)
- Specialty Heat Treating, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SPECIALTY HEAT TREATING INC
55226 C.R. 1N, ELKHART, IN, 46514
Registry ID: 110012000360
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Specialty Heat Treating (Elkhart) CAFO (SB)entered 2012-01-04
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $8,906
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2012-01-04Final Order Issued
- 2012-01-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2012-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-01-30Pipeline Closed
- 2012-01-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600090842
- Case number
- 05-2012-7107
- 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 05-2012-7107 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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