EPA v. Celanese Ltd. AOC
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On June 9, 2016, EPA Region 6 issued an AOC under its authority pursuant to CAA to Celanese, Ltd., located in Bay City, TX. The AOC was issued in response to violations of the respondent failing to design and maintain a safe facility and not taking such necessary steps to prevent accidental releases of chlorine by failing to accurately tracking preventative maintenance and repairs of routine inspections, which upon failure released vinyl acetate to the ambient air. The AOC requires Celanese, LTD to take corrective actions and provide documentation to Region 6 within 180 days of the effective date of the order.
Defendants (1)
- Celanese Ltd.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CELANESE BAY CITY PLANT
2001 FM 3057, BAY CITY, TX, 77414
Registry ID: 110031389192
Statutes cited
- CAA 112[R][1] — Prevention of Accidental Release/General Duty Clause
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Celanese Ltd. AOCentered 2016-06-09
Primary law: CAA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2016-06-09Final Order Issued
- 2016-08-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-03-06Air Resolved
- 2017-03-06Enforcement Action Closed
- 2017-03-06Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600781125
- Case number
- 06-2016-3341
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-A
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Accidental Release/General Duty Clause
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2016-3341 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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