EPA v. ADVANCE CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,000
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. ADVANCE CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION P.O. DRAWER 151 NOWATA, NOWATA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74048 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO NOTIFY NRC IMMEDIATELY OF THE RELEASE OVER THE RQ OF CHLORINE FROM THE FACILITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $8,250.
Defendants (1)
- ADVANCE CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ADVANCE CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION
1 MI N ON HWY 169, NOWATA, OK, 74048
Registry ID: 110000606782
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ADVANCE CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTIONentered 1996-11-08
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $1,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-11-08Final Order Issued
- 1996-11-27Compliance Achieved
- 1998-04-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36759
- Case number
- 06-1996-0472
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6RC
- 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 06-1996-0472 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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