EPA v. Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. (Huron OH) CAFO

Case summary

Respondent failed to include sulfuric acid and lead on a timely submitted emergency and hazardous chemical inventory to the SERC for CY 2013. The Respondent failed to include sulfuric acid and lead on a timely submitted Tier form to the LEPC. The facility failed to include sulfuric acid and lead in a timely submittal to the local fire department. The facility failed to include sulfuric acid used at the waste water treatment plant in a Tier form for CY 2014. The Respondent failed to include sulfuric acid used at the water treatment plant to the LEPC for CY 2914. The Respondent failed to include sulfuric acid used at the waste water treatment facility on a timely Tier Form to the local Fire Department. The civil penalty agreed to was $37,212 for these EPCRA violations.

Defendants (1)

• Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc. Huron OHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• AKZO NOBEL FKA GLIDDEN COMPANY

  300 SPROWL RD., HURON, OH, 44839

  Registry ID: 110000391656

• AKZO NOBEL FKA GLIDDEN COMPANY

  300 SPROWL RD., HURON, OH, 44839

  Registry ID: 110000391656

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc. (Huron OH) CAFOentered 2016-09-30

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $37,212

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2016-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2016-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-10-24Pipeline Closed
• 2016-10-24Enforcement Action Closed