EPA v. DUPONT CHEMICALS
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$10,500
Case summary
ON 11-21-92 APPROXIMATELY 6976 LBS. OF HEXAMETHYLENE DIA- MINE AND 20 LBS. OF AMMONIA SPILLED INTO ONSITE EFFLUENT WATER SYSTEM. 11-24-92 240 DEAD FISH WERE DISCOVERED IN CONVEYANCE DITCH LEADING FROM THE POND TO NPDES OUTFALL 001. ADDRESS: OLD BLOOMINGTON ROAD VICTORIA, TX. 77092 DOCKET OR INDEX NO. VI-93-1662. PERMIT NO. TX0006050. PROPOSED PENALTY IS $10,500.
Defendants (1)
- DUPONT CHEMICALSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORPORATION
OLD BLOOMINGTON ROAD, VICTORIA, TX, 77902
Registry ID: 110000917090
AIR LIQUIDE AMERICA CORPORATION
OLD BLOOMINGTON ROAD, VICTORIA, TX, 77902
Registry ID: 110000917090
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DUPONT CHEMICALSentered 1994-05-19
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $10,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1993-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-09-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-05-19Final Order Issued
- 1994-06-03Compliance Achieved
- 1994-06-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35605
- Case number
- 06-1993-0060
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6C-AW
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1993-0060 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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