EPA v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. AND PROTHERM, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(D) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SEC. 7413(D). 2. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. 12501 STRANG ROAD P.O. BOX 347 LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571 PROTHERM, INC. 1000 POST OAK ROAD, SUITE 285 P.O. BOX 127 HOUSTON, TEXAS 77001 3. RESPONDENTS VIOLATED SECTION 112 OF THE CAA AND NESHAP REGULATIONS BY FAILING TO ENSURE THAT STRIPPED OR REMOV- ED MATERIAL REMAINS WET UNTIL COLLECTED AND CONTAINED OR TREATED FOR DISPOSAL AND FOR DISCHARGE OF VISIBLE EMIS- SIONS TO THE OUTSIDE AIR AND FAILURE TO SEAL IN LEAK TIGHT CONTAINERS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113(D) OF THE CAA, EPA IS SEEKING A $96,800 CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. AND PROTHENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• DU PONT LA PORTE PLANT

  12501 STRANG RD., LA PORTE, TX, 77571-034

  Registry ID: 110000463542

• DU PONT LA PORTE PLANT

  12501 STRANG RD., LA PORTE, TX, 77571-034

  Registry ID: 110000463542

Statutes cited

• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. AND PROTHERM, INC.entered 1996-08-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $39,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1994-12-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-12-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-08-29Final Order Issued
• 1996-09-25Compliance Achieved
• 1996-09-25Enforcement Action Closed