EPA v. PIONEER ENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$500
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SEC. 9609. 2. PIONEER ENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL COMPANY RUSS AND MAIN STREETS SINTON, TEXAS 78387 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(A) BY NOT IMMEDIATELY PROVIDING NOTICE TO THE NRC AFTER A RELEASE OF 1,411 LBS. OF SULFURIC ACID ON MAR. 23, 1993. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $8,250.
Defendants (1)
- PIONEER ENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PENCCO INC
600 RUST MAIN ST, SINTON, TX, 78387
Registry ID: 110034813487
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PIONEER ENGINEERING AND CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 1995-08-11
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1993-07-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-07-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1995-08-11Final Order Issued
- 1995-09-07Compliance Achieved
- 1995-09-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36235
- Case number
- 06-1995-0366
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6C-M
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1995-0366 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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