EPA v. LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY (LCRA)

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. LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, AN ELECTRIC UTILITY P.O. BOX 220 AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS 78767-0220 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS OF THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT CORRECT FORM RS FOR COAL. 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)

• LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY

Facilities (1)

• LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY (LCRA)

  3701 LAKE AUSTIN BLVD; PO BOX 220, AUSTIN, TX, 78767

  Registry ID: 110010650241

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-10-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-12-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-04-02Enforcement Action Closed