EPA v. CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,400
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. CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION, INC. EL PASO, EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS 79821 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENTS OF CERCLA 103(A) BY FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC AFTER THE RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS WASTE F037 ABOVE THE RQ FROM THE FACILITY ON MAY 2, 1997. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $9,075.
Defendants (1)
- CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHEMICAL TRANSP CO INC
EL PASO COUNTY, EL PASO, TX, 79821
Registry ID: 110064320480
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHEMICAL TRANSPORTATION, INC.entered 1997-10-26
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $1,400
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-10-26Final Order Issued
- 1997-11-03Compliance Achieved
- 1998-04-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37616
- Case number
- 06-1997-0791
- 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 06-1997-0791 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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