EPA v. THE GEON COMPANY (NKA POLYONE)

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLO- SURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. THE GEON COMPANY 2400 MILLER CUTOFF ROAD LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77571 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING PLICY, DISCLOSED VIO- LATIONS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA, SECTIONS 111 AND 112 OF THE CAA, SECTIONS 3003, 3004, AND 3005 OF RCRA, SECTION 301 AND 311 OF THE CWA, AND SECTION 6E OF TSCA. THE VIO- LATIONS INCLUDE: 1) EPCRA - EMERGENCY PLANNING AND NOTI- FICATION; HAZARD CHEMICAL REPORTING; AND TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY REPORTING, 2) CAA - NSPS REGULATIONS; NESHAP REGULATIONS AND EQUIPMENT LEAKS; HAP EQUIPMENT LEAKS; AND STATE OPERATING PERMIT PROGRAMS, 3) RCRA - HAZARDOUS WASTE DETERMINATION; MANIFEST; PRE-TRANSPORT REQUIRE- MENTS; RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS; WASTE MINIMIZATION; EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR TANKS, CONTAINERS; CONTINGENCY PLAN AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES; AND USE AND MANAGEMENT OF CONTAINERS; 4) CWA - PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITS AND MONITOR- ING REQUIREMENTS; AND SPILL PREVENTION CONTROL AND COUNT- ERMEASURE PLAN (SPCC), AND 5) TSCA - USE OF PCBS AND PCBS ITEMS; MARKING REQUIREMENTS; STORAGE AND DISPOSAL RE- QUIREMENTS; GENERAL REPORTS AND RECORDS; AND INADVERTENT GENERATION OF PCBS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCOVERY, DISCLOSURE, COR- RECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECUURENCE OF VIOLATIONS, AND COMPLIANCE, AND MAKE A FINAL DETERMINATION AS TO THE RE- SPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO SELF-POLICING POLICY, AND WHETHER TO SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT. 5. TECHNICAL STAFF: BEAU SMITH - CWA RALPH FRANK - RCRA MORT WAKELAND - EPCRA GARY MOKERY - CAA

Defendants (1)

• THE GEON COMPANTNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• OXY VINYLS L P DEER PARK VCM PLANT

  1000 TIDAL RD., DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110043782788

• OXY VINYLS L P DEER PARK VCM PLANT

  1000 TIDAL RD., DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110043782788

• OXY VINYLS L P DEER PARK VCM PLANT

  1000 TIDAL RD., DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110043782788

• OXY VINYLS L P DEER PARK VCM PLANT

  1000 TIDAL RD., DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110043782788

• OXY VINYLS L P DEER PARK VCM PLANT

  1000 TIDAL RD., DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110043782788

• OXY VINYLS L P DEER PARK VCM PLANT

  1000 TIDAL RD., DEER PARK, TX, 77536

  Registry ID: 110043782788

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• RCRA 3003 — Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste
• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• RCRA 3004 — Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Standards
• CAA 112 — Hazardous Air Pollutants
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• POLYONE CORPORATION (FNA THE GEON COMPANY)entered 2000-09-29

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $9,468

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-09-29Compliance Achieved
• 2000-09-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2000-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-29Final Order Issued