EPA v. EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER - SOLVAY CHEMICALS INC
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Emergency Administrative Order after determination that conditions exist at the Solvay Chemicals Inc. Public Water System that may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to persons served by the System. High rainfall event in the source water watershed led to extremely high turbidity after filtration.
Defendants (1)
- SOLVAY CHEMICALS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SOLVAY SODA ASH JOINT VENTURE
400 COUNTY ROAD 85, GREEN RIVER, WY, 82935
Registry ID: 110007899248
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
- SDWA 1431-PWS — Emergency Powers/PWS
Enforcement conclusions (1)
EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER - SOLVAY CHEMICALS INCentered 2016-05-12
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2016-05-12Final Order Issued
- 2016-06-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-10-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600742857
- Case number
- 08-2016-0044
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- National Drinking Water Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2016-0044 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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