EPA v. DEEP SOUTH CHEMICAL, 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. DEEP SOUTH CHEMICAL, INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 228 MILLSTONE ROAD BROUSSARD, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70518-4219 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 313(A) OF EPCRA BY I) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR FORMIC ACID FOR REPORTING YEAR 1998; II) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR METHANOL FOR REPORTING YEAR 1998; III) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR XYLENE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998; IV) FAILURE TO TIMELY RE- PORT FOR CERTAIN GLYCOL ETHER COMPOUNDS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998; V) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR ETHYLENE GLYCOL FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998; AND VI) FAILURE TO TIMELY REPORT FOR ETHYLBENZENE FOR REPORTING YEAR 1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 325(C) OF EPCRA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $82,978 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• DEEP SOUTH CHEMICAL, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DEEP SOUTH CHEMICAL INCORPORATED

  228 MILLSTONE ROAD, BROUSSARD, LA, 70518

  Registry ID: 110000918071

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Deep South Chemicals, Inc.entered 2002-08-12

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $58,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-04-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-04-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-08-12Final Order Issued
• 2003-05-02Enforcement Action Closed