EPA v. U.S. ARMY MCALESTER AMMUNITION PLANT

Case summary

1. EXECUTIVE ORDER 12856 REQUIREMENT TO COMPLY WITH EMERGEN- CY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT, SECTION 313. 2. U.S. ARMY MCALESTER AMMUNITION PLANT 1C TREE ROAD MCALESTER, PITTSBURG COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74501-9002 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA BY FAILING TO REPORT THE USE OF CHLORINE AT ABOVE THRESHOLD AMOUNTS FOR THE YEARS 1994, 1995, AND 1996. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO E.O. 12856, EPA ISSUED A SHOW CAUSE LETTER TO THE RESPONDENT. WITHIN 45 DAYS, THE LET- TER REQUESTED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) SUBMIT THE APPROPRI- ATE EPCRA 313 INFORMATION, 2) DEMONSTRATE THAT THE FA- CILITY IS ALREADY IN COMPLIANCE, OR 3) INDICATE THAT COM- PLIANCE CANNOT BE ACHIEVED WITHIN THE 45-DAY PERIOD.

Defendants (1)

• U.S. ARMY MCALESTER AMMUNITION PLANTNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• US DOD MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

  1 C TREE ROAD SIOMC-EM, MCALESTER, OK, 745019002

  Registry ID: 110000455702

• US DOD MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

  1 C TREE ROAD SIOMC-EM, MCALESTER, OK, 745019002

  Registry ID: 110000455702

• US DOD MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT

  1 C TREE ROAD SIOMC-EM, MCALESTER, OK, 745019002

  Registry ID: 110000455702

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• U.S. ARMY - MCALESTER AMMUNITION PLANTentered 1999-04-06

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-01-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-04-06Final Order Issued
• 1999-04-06Compliance Achieved
• 1999-04-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 1999-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered