EPA v. HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY
Withdrawn by Region/State
Case summary
1. SECTION 109 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS AMENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609. 2. HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY P.O. BOX 219 CONROE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS 77305 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRE- MENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING KNOWLEDGE THAT A RELEASE OF ETHYLENE OXIDE, ABOVE THE RQ, FROM THE FA- CILITY INTO THE ENVIRONMENT HAD OCCURRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109 OF CERCLA, EPA PRO- POSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $12,000 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.
Defendants (1)
- HUNTSMAN PETROCHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaint
Facilities (2)
HUNTSMAN CORPORATION CONROE PLANT
JEFFERSON CHEMICAL ROAD, CONROE, TX, 77301
Registry ID: 110000748095
HUNTSMAN CORPORATION CONROE PLANT
JEFFERSON CHEMICAL ROAD, CONROE, TX, 77301
Registry ID: 110000748095
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
**PROPOSED SETTLEMENT**
Primary law: CERCLA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-10-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-04-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39614
- Case number
- 06-1999-0950
- 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 06-1999-0950 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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