EPA v. WITCO CORPORATION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,250
Compliance action
$1,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. WITCO CORPORATION 15200 ALMEDA ROAD HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77053 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT A RELEASE OF METHYL CHLORIDE ABOVE THE RQ HAD OCCURRED ON FEB. 3, 1996. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $8,250.
Defendants (1)
- WITCO CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CROMPTON CORPORATION
15200 ALMEDA ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77053
Registry ID: 110000461884
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WITCO CORPORATIONentered 1996-08-18
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $1,250
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-08-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-08-18Final Order Issued
- 1996-09-20Compliance Achieved
- 1998-04-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36507
- Case number
- 06-1996-0207
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6RC-C
- 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 06-1996-0207 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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