EPA v. MONSANTO COMPANY
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Case summary
ON AUGUST 27, 1991, APPROXIMATELY 19,000 POUNDS OF MALEIC ANHYDRIDE SPILLED FROM A TANKCAR AT CHOCOLATE BAYOU. APPROX- IMATELY 15,000 POUNDS FLOWED INTO A SUMP IN THE OFF-LOADING AREA. IN THE PROCESS SEWER, THE MALEIC ANHYDRIDE MIXED WITH NON-HAZARDOUS WASTEWATER AND FLOWED INTO AND THROUGH THE UN- PERMITTED NON-HAZARDOUS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. FACILITY NO. TXD001700806. FACILITY NAME: CHOCOLATE BAYOU COMPLEX ADDRESS: ALVIN, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS REGISTERED AGENT FOR SERVICE: C.T. CORPORATION P.O. BOX 807 DALLAS, TEXAS 75221
Defendants (1)
- MONSANTO COMPANYNamed in complaint
Facilities (4)
SOLUTIA CHOCOLATE BAYOU
FM 2917, ALVIN, TX, 775129888
Registry ID: 110070377148
SOLUTIA CHOCOLATE BAYOU
FM 2917, ALVIN, TX, 775129888
Registry ID: 110070377148
SOLUTIA CHOCOLATE BAYOU
FM 2917, ALVIN, TX, 775129888
Registry ID: 110070377148
SOLUTIA CHOCOLATE BAYOU
FM 2917, ALVIN, TX, 775129888
Registry ID: 110070377148
Statutes cited
- RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Enforcement conclusions (1)
**PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**
Primary law: RCRA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1992-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-04-12Final Order Issued
- 1994-04-12Compliance Achieved
- 1994-04-12Enforcement Action Closed
- 1994-04-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35752
- Case number
- 06-1994-0040
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- RCR
- Branch
- 6C-M
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1994-0040 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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