EPA v. ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY- RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986, 42 ( EPCRA ), 43 U.S.C. SEC- TION 11045(C). SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATION 1410 MILLWOOD, P.O. BOX 1149 MCKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS 75069 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY 1) FAILURE TO SUBMIT A FORM R TO REPORT PROCESSED COPPER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1994, 2) FAILURE TO SUBMIT A FORM R TO REPORT PROCESSED COPPER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1995, 3) FAIL- URE TO SUBMIT A FORM R TO REPORT PROCESSED LEAD COMPOUNDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1994, 4) FAILURE TO SUBMIT A FORM A TO REPORT PROCESSED LEAD COMPOUNDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1995, 5) FAILURE TO SUBMIT A FORM R TO REPORT PROCESSED ANTI- MONY COMPOUNDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1994, 6) FAILURE TO SUB- MIT A FORM R TO REPORT PROCESSED ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1995, AND 7) FAILURE TO SUBMIT A FORM R TO REPORT MEK USED FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1995. THE RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY 8) CONDUCT- ING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FACILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE FOR ITS NON-CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 325(C) OF EPCRA AND 309(G)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A TOTAL CIVIL PENALTY OF $178,500 DOLLARS ($151,000 FOR THE EPCRA VIOLATIONS AND $27,500 FOR CWA VIOLATION). 5. PROGRAM CONTACTS: EPCRA - MORT WAKELAND - 214-665-8116 CWA - TAYLOR SHARPE - 214-665-7595

Defendants (1)

• ENCORE WIRE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ENCORE WIRE CORPORATION

  1410 MILLWOOD RD., MC KINNEY, TX, 75069

  Registry ID: 110000456596

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ENCORE WIRE CORPORATIONentered 1999-01-05

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $124,950

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-04-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-04-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-05Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-25Compliance Achieved
• 1999-01-26Enforcement Action Closed