EPA v. ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANY

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANY HIGHWAY 108 SOUTH FOREMAN, LITTLE RIVER COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71836 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 112(R) OF THE CAA BY THE STORING OF A CHEMICAL, ALLY ALCOHOL, THAT MAY HAVE EX- CEED REPORTING THRESHOLD LEVEL. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY- BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANY

  4457 HWY. 108, FOREMAN, AR, 71836

  Registry ID: 110000597729

Statutes cited

• CAA 112R — General Duty/Accidental Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANYentered 2010-05-07

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-10-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-05-07Final Order Issued
• 2010-05-07Enforcement Action Closed