EPA v. SF PHOSPHATES LIMITED COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$11,070
Case summary
ON 9/10/92 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 PM M.S.T. A RELEASE OF A MIXTURE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE AND SULFUR TRIOXIDE GAS OCCURRED GROM THE FACILITY. THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL RELEASED WAS ESTIMATED TO BE EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ OF ONE POUND FOR EACH CHEMICAL IN THE MIXTURE. 2 COUNTS WERE FILED AGAINST RESPONDENT COUNT 1 RESPONDENT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE WYOMING SERC AFTER THE RELEASE AS REQUIRED IN EPCRA. COUNT 2 RESPONDENT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE SWEET- WATER COUNTY LEPC AFTER THE RELEASE AS REQUIRED UNDER EPCRA. TOTAL PROPOSED EPCRA PENALTY $14,850.
Defendants (1)
- SF PHOSPHATES LIMITED COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 325 — Enforcement: Civil/Admin. Penalties and Procedures for Admin. Penalties including subpoenas
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SF PHOSPHATES LIMITED COMPANYentered 1993-12-20
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $11,070
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1993-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1993-12-20Final Order Issued
- 1994-02-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49731
- Case number
- 08-1993-0297
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Enforcement: Civil/Admin. Penalties and Procedures for Admin. Penalties including subpoenas
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1993-0297 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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