EPA v. TRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

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.TRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION HIGHWAY 21 MADISONVILLE, ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70447 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1995 (ZINC - FUME OR DUST); II) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CAL- ENDAR YEAR 1996 (ZINC - FUME OR DUST); III) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MANNER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1997 (ZINC - FUME OR DUST); AND IV) FAILURE TO REPORT IN A TIMELY MAN- NER FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998 (ZINC - FUME OR DUST). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $90,700 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TRINITY MARINE PRODUCTS NUMBER 38

  150 HIGHWAY 21, MADISONVILLE, LA, 70447

  Registry ID: 110000602483

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Trinity Marine Products, inc.entered 2002-08-01

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $42,385

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-12-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-12-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-08-01Final Order Issued