EPA v. GROUP DEKKO D/B/A EL PASO FINE WIRE

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11001 ET SEQ. 2. GROUP DEKKO INTERNATIONAL, INC. D/B/A EL PASO FINE WIRE; N/K/A DEKKO AUTOMOTIVE WIRE, INC. 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY FAILING TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE AND CORRECT FORM R TO EPA FOR COPPER AND LEAD COMPOUNDS BY JUL. 1, 1990, FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1989, AND BY JUL. 1, 1991, FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1990. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $84,000.

Defendants (1)

• GROUP DEKKO INTERNATIONALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• INTERNATIONAL WIRE INGLEWOOD

  201 INGLEWOOD RD., EL PASO, TX, 79927

  Registry ID: 110000746569

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GROUP DEKKO D/B/A EL PASO FINE WIREentered 1996-04-25

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $58,800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1993-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-04-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-04-25Final Order Issued
• 1996-05-22Compliance Achieved
• 1996-05-22Enforcement Action Closed