EPA v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,350
Compliance action
$1,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC. 600 EAST HURST ROAD HURST, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 76053 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 THE RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE ABOVE THE RQ FROM THE FACLITY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $18,150.
Defendants (1)
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON
600 E HURST BLVD, HURST, TX, 76053
Registry ID: 110000619698
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.entered 1997-10-22
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $1,350
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-10-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-10-22Final Order Issued
- 1997-10-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-11-12Compliance Achieved
- 1998-04-29Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37701
- Case number
- 06-1998-0004
- 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 06-1998-0004 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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