EPA v. MOORETON CHEMICAL CO.
Penalty assessed
$5,000
Case summary
ON OR AROUND 9/16/95 AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RESPON- DENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED EMERGENCY & HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR PHORATE, TERBUTOS, ERADICARE 6.7-E, FORCE GFU524, SONALON E.C., ROUNDUP, FREEDOM AND DIESEL FUEL TO THE NORTH DAKOTA DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MAN- AGEMENT(SERC), RICHLAND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER(LEPC) AND THE MOORETON FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FEDERAL PENALTY OF $44,775 WAS PROPOSED.
Defendants (1)
- MOORETON CHEMICAL CONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MOORETON CHEMICAL INC
7725 170TH AVE SE, MOORETON, ND, 580619751
Registry ID: 110010732001
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Enforcement conclusions (1)
MOORETON CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 1998-09-10
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $5,000 · SEP: $15,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 1995-06-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1995-06-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-09-10Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 50276
- Case number
- 08-1995-0127
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1995-0127 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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