EPA v. WITCO
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,000
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. WITCO HIGHWAY 3142 TAFT, SAINT CHARLES PARISH, LOUISIANA 70057 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 A RELEASE, OVER THE RQ, OF METHYL CHLORIDE ON JUN. 17, 1997 FROM THE FACILI- TY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500.
Defendants (1)
- WITCONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CROMPTON CORPORATION
471 HIGHWAY 3142, KILLONA, LA, 700660310
Registry ID: 110000602465
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WITCOentered 1997-09-12
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $4,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-09-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-09-12Final Order Issued
- 1997-09-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-10-20Compliance Achieved
- 1998-04-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37546
- Case number
- 06-1997-0720
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- CER
- Branch
- 6SF-R
- 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 06-1997-0720 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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