EPA v. Kemira Chemicals Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Data mining several EPA data bases regarding Kemira's TRI reporting, then confirming with the facility they had filed for copper AND copper compounds when in fact only copper compounds exceeded threshold. This constitutes a minor data quality violation. A penalty was proposed which the facility accepted. A CAFO resolving the violation was issued on September 26, 2022.
Defendants (1)
- Kemira Chemicals Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KEMIRA WATER SOLUTIONS INC - ACRYLAMIDE PLANT
10800 RIVER RD, WAGGAMAN, LA, 700942040
Registry ID: 110049249076
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Kemira Chemicals Inc.entered 2022-09-26
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $1,250
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2022-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2022-09-26Final Order Issued
- 2022-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603365554
- Case number
- 06-2022-0512
- 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 06-2022-0512 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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