EPA v. TRIUMPH POLYMERS, INC. NKA ECONOMY MUD PRODUCTS CO.

Case summary

1. SECTION 325(C) OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 ( EPCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 11045(C). 2. TRIUMPH POLYMERS, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 435 EAST ANDERSON ROAD HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77047 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA BY 1) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1994 (PROPYLENE OXIDE), 2) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1995 (PROPYLENE OXIDE), AND 3) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1996 (PROPYLENE OXIDE). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $51,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED. 5. COMPANY IS NOW KNOWN AS ECONOMY MUD PRODUCTS CO.

Defendants (1)

• ECONOMY MUD PRODUCTS CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ECONOMY MUD PRODUCTS COMPANY

  435 EAST ANDERSON ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 770475016

  Registry ID: 110000757814

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRIUMPH POLYMERS, INC.entered 1999-07-23

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $22,950

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-01-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-01-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-07-23Final Order Issued
• 2000-04-13Compliance Achieved
• 2000-04-18Enforcement Action Closed