EPA v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SEC. 9609. 2. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 471 TEXAS CITY, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS 77592-0471 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SEC- TION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RELEASE OF VINYL CHLORIDE ON MAR. 30, 1995 FROM ITS FACILITY. 4. RELIEF PROPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $6,188.
Defendants (1)
- UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION TEXAS CITY PLANT
3301 5TH AVENUE SOUTH, TEXAS CITY, TX, 77590
Registry ID: 110000505524
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONentered 1995-08-09
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $1,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1995-08-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-08-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1995-08-09Final Order Issued
- 1995-08-30Compliance Achieved
- 1995-08-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36271
- Case number
- 06-1995-0402
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- 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 06-1995-0402 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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