EPA v. City of Cameron, Missouri CAA 113D1 Action For Penalty

Case summary

EPA filed with the Regional Hearing Clerk a Consent Agreement and Final Order memorializing a settlement for alleged violations of CAA 112(r)(7) and EPCRA 312(a). The City of Cameron water treatment plant located in Cameron, MO is a municipal water treatment facility. An inspection of the facility by EPA on December 15, 2022, revealed alleged violations of the CAA 112(r)(7) and EPCRA 312. These rules were promulgated by EPA to protect communities and the environment from releases of toxic and flammable hazardous substances, such as chlorine, whenever facilities, like the City of Cameron, manufacture, process, use, or store regulated substances at their facilities.

Defendants (1)

• City of Cameron, MissouriNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CAMERON MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT

  1100 WEST 8TH STREET, CAMERON, MO, 64429

  Registry ID: 110013070498

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• City of Cameron, Missouri CAA 113D1 Action For Penaltyentered 2024-05-23

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $37,575

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-05-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-05-23Final Order Issued
• 2024-06-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-06-20Enforcement Action Closed