EPA v. KOCH NITROGEN COMPANY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. KOCH NITROGEN COMPANY 6310 HORSESHOE LAKE ROAD STERLINGTON, OUACHITA PARISH, LOUISIANA 71280 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER A RELEASE OF AMMONIA, FROM A TRUCK, ABOVE THE RQ INTO THE ENVIRON- MENT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $13,750 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.
Defendants (1)
- KOCH NITROGEN COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
KOCH NITROGEN COMPANY
6310 HORSESHOE LAKE ROAD, STERLINGTON, LA, 71280
Registry ID: 110012383107
KOCH NITROGEN COMPANY
6310 HORSESHOE LAKE ROAD, STERLINGTON, LA, 71280
Registry ID: 110012383107
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KOCH NITROGEN COMPANYentered 1998-08-16
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1998-08-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-08-16Final Order Issued
- 1998-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 38437
- Case number
- 06-1998-0745
- 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 06-1998-0745 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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