EPA v. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- UANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION . 2. UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION TEXAS CITY PLANT TEXAS CITY, TEXAS 3. UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, THE RESPONDENT DISCLOSED A VIOLATION OF EPCRA 313 BY FAILING TO SUBMIT A COMPLETE AND ACCURATE FORM R FOR CHEMICALS LOCATED AT ITS TEXAS CITY PLANT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA, AFTER REVIEW OF THE RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY AND DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND REMEDIATION, PREVENTION OF RECUR- RENCE, NO REPEAT VIOLATIONS, AND THE RESPONDENT'S COOPER- ATION, WILL ISSUE A FINAL DETERMINATION ON WHETHER OR NOT TO SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATIONS.

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

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• UNION CARBIDE CORPORATIONentered 1997-06-03

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1996-11-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-02-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-06-03Enforcement Action Closed
• 1997-06-03Final Order Issued