EPA v. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, INC., A DELAWARE CORP.

Case summary

1. SECTION 113(D) OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 7413(D). SECTION 3008(A) OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928(A). SECTION 16 OF THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT ( TSCA ), AS AMENDED, 15 U.S.C. SECTION 2615. 2. E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, INC., A DELAWARE CORP. DU PONT BEAUMONT WORKS BEAUMONT WORKS INDUSTRIAL PARK TEXAS HIGHWAY 347, P.O. BOX 3269 BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77704 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 112 OF THE CAA BY 1) FAILING TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS FOR OPRN-ENDED VALVES OR LINES (HON), 2) FAILING TO DETERMINE THE NET HEATING VALVE OF COMBUSTED FLARE GAS (HON), AND 3) FAILING TO DE- TERMINE FLARE EXIT VELOCITY (HON). RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 3005(A) OF RCRA BY STORING HAZARDOUS WASTE WITHOUT MEETING THE APPLICABLE CONDITIONS, OR WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 15(1)(C) OF TSCA BY 1) THE IMPROPER STORAGE OF PCB CONTAIMATED MATERIAL, AND 2) FAILING TO LOG STORAGE OF PCB ITEMS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 113(D) OF THE CAA, 3308(A) OF RCRA, AND 16 OF TSCA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $65,000 THE CAA VIOLATIONS CITED, $9,500 FOR THE RCRA VIOLATION CITED, AND $1,200 FOR THE TSCA VIOLA- TIONS CITED, FOR A PROPOSED TOTAL OF $75,700. EPA ALSO ISSUED A COMPLIANCE ORDER REQUIRING THE RESPONDENT TO: A) IMMEDIATELY CEASE THE UNAUTHORIZED STORAGE OF HAZ. WASTE BY 1) APPLYING FOR A TSD PERMIT FOR THE NON-COMPLYING STORAGE AREAS, OR 2) CORRECTING THE CONDITIONS AND AC- TIONS THAT CAUSED RESPONDENT'S STORAGE TO VIOLATE REGULA- TIONS, B) NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDER, SUBMIT TO EPA AND TRNCC A PLAN DOCUMENTING; 1) APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A PERMIT FOR STORAGE OF THE HAZ. WASTE GENERATED AND COMPLIES WITH ALL CONDITIONS OF THAT PERMIT, 2) ALL HAZ. WASTE IN CONTAINERS AND TANKS WILL BE ACCUMULATED ON-SITE FOR 90-DAY OR LESS WITHOUT A PERMIT OR INTERIM STATUS, 3) THE PLACED IN CONTAINERS COMPLIES WITH REGULATIONS, AND 4) WASTE PLACED IN TANKS COMPLIES WITH REGULATIONS, AND C) NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS OF THE ORDER, PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO EPA AND TRNCC THAT THE FACILITY HAS DEVELOPED AND IS FOLLOWING S WRITTEN SCHED- ULE FOR INSPECTING ALL MONITORING EQUIPMENT, SAFETY AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT, SECURITY DEVICES, AND OPERATING AND STRUCTURAL EQUIPMENT THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO PREVENTING, DETECTING, OR RESPONDING TO ENVIRONMENTAL OR HUMAN HEALTH HAZARDS, AND THAT, AT A MINIMUM, THE INSPECTION SCHEDULE INCLUDES THE ITEMS AND FREQUENCIES CALLED FOR IN REGULA- TIONS. 5. PROGRAM CONTACTS: CAA - JOHN JONES- 214-665-7233 RCRA - SAM TATES - 214-665-2243 TSCA - JUEI-MAO YANG - 214-665-7578

Defendants (1)

• E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY

  HIGHWAY 347, BEAUMONT, TX, 777063269

  Registry ID: 110034393378

• E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY

  HIGHWAY 347, BEAUMONT, TX, 777063269

  Registry ID: 110034393378

• E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY

  HIGHWAY 347, BEAUMONT, TX, 777063269

  Registry ID: 110034393378

• E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY

  HIGHWAY 347, BEAUMONT, TX, 777063269

  Registry ID: 110034393378

• E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY

  HIGHWAY 347, BEAUMONT, TX, 777063269

  Registry ID: 110034393378

• E I DUPONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY

  HIGHWAY 347, BEAUMONT, TX, 777063269

  Registry ID: 110034393378

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005A — Res Conserv & Rec Act
• TSCA 151C — Toxic Sub Control Act
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANYentered 1998-05-11

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $48,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-01-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-05-11Final Order Issued
• 1998-06-01Compliance Achieved
• 1998-06-10Enforcement Action Closed