EPA v. ACADIAN SHIPYARD, INC., A LOUISIANA 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. ACADIAN SHIPYARD, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 723 HIGHWAY 24 BOURG, TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70343 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY: I) FAILURE TO TIMELY RE- PORT FOR CHROMIUM FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1996; II) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR CHROMIUM FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1997; III) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR NICKEL FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1996; AND IV) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR NICKEL FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1997. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF 22,000 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

• ACADIAN SHIPYARD

  728 BOURG LAROSE HWY 24, BOURG, LA, 703430000

  Registry ID: 110000794329

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Acadian Shipyard

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-07-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-07-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-06-04Enforcement Action Closed