EPA v. ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 325 OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT ( EPCRA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SEC- TION 11045. 2. ALBEMARLE CORPORATION P.O. BOX 729 MAGNOLIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71754 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENTS OF SECTION 304(A) OF EPCRA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE NOTICE TO THE SERC IMMEDIATELY AFTER A RELEASE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE, ABOVE THE RQ, FROM THE FACILITY INTO THE ENVIRONMENT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325 OF EPCRA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $13,750 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• ABLEMARLE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DOW CHEMICAL CO

  AR HWY 132S-4M W, MAGNOLIA, AR, 71753

  Registry ID: 110003394684

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALBEMARLE CORPORATIONentered 1998-09-29

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-09-29Final Order Issued
• 1998-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-10-20Compliance Achieved
• 2002-02-07Enforcement Action Closed