EPA v. BASF CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$10,000
Case summary
USED AND DISCHARGED HCI CONTAMINATED WITH TOLUNE. ESTIMATED 900 LBS. RELEASED INTO MISSISSIPPI RIVER. DOCKET OR INDEX NO. VI-94-1609. PERMIT NO. LA0002950. PROPOSED PENALTY IS $25,000.
Defendants (1)
- BASF CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BASF CORPORATION
8404 RIVER ROAD HIGHWAY 75, GEISMAR, LA, 70734
Registry ID: 110070834884
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BASF CORPORATIONentered 1994-07-01
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $10,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1994-01-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-02-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-07-01Final Order Issued
- 1994-07-26Compliance Achieved
- 1994-07-26Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35719
- Case number
- 06-1994-0004
- 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 06-1994-0004 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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