EPA v. HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Hydrite Chemical Company?s Manufacturing facility in Waterloo, Iowa manufactures a variety of chemicals using ammonia, chlorine, and several other materials. EPA Region 7 conducted a CAA 112(r) inspection at the facility on April 16-17, 2019. Violation identified include; failure to include in the Risk Management Plan quantities stored in railcars [40 C.F.R. ?68.160(b)(7) & 155(b)]; and failure implement program 3 prevention program [40 C.F.R. ?68.65(c)(1)(iii), 67(e), 69(a)(3)(iii), 69(c), 79(a), 79(d)].
Defendants (1)
- HYDRITE CHEMICAL CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HYDRITE CHEMICAL CO
2815 WCF AND N DR, WATERLOO, IA, 50703
Registry ID: 110000593616
Statutes cited
- CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HYDRITE CHEMICAL COentered 2020-06-01
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $79,900
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2020-06-01Final Order Issued
- 2020-06-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-06-02Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-06-02Compliance Achieved
- 2020-06-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-06-02Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602209676
- Case number
- 07-2020-0105
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2020-0105 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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