EPA v. U.S. Ecology
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Facility was targeted for EPCRA 313 Compliance issues after they reported an abnormal amount of mercury sent offsite. Once investigated turned out facility had over estimated the amount of mercury sent off-site. A major data-quality violation was issued to the facility.
Defendants (1)
- U.S. EcologyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
US ECOLOGY
3277 CO RD 69, ROBSTOWN, TX, 78380
Registry ID: 110000607013
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
U.S. Ecologyentered 2019-07-22
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $28,758
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2019-07-22Final Order Issued
- 2019-07-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-07-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601909909
- Case number
- 06-2019-0503
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDS
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2019-0503 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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