EPA v. SORENSON INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$32,500
Case summary
THIS IS A JUDICIAL REFERRAL REQUESTING THAT THE US DEPT OF JUSTICE FILE A MOTION TO INTERVENE IN AN ONGOING LAWSUIT THAT WAS INITIATED BY COMMUNITIES FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT (CBE) AGAINST SORENSON ENGINEERING (FILED AUG. 1, 1996). CBE ALLEGES THAT SORENSON FAILED TO FILE FORM R AS REQUIRED BY EPCRA FOR YEARS 1991-1995. EPA SEEKS TO INTERVENE IN THIS CASE BECAUSE SORENSON IS DISPUTING THE EPA INTERPRE- TATION OF EPCRA, IN PARTICULAR THE MEANING OF PROCESSED VERSUS OTHERWISE USED. IN ADDITION, EPA SEEKS A CIVIL PENALTY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO ENSURE THAT SORENSON COMPLIES WITH EPCRA IN THE FUTURE.
Defendants (1)
- SORENSON INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SORENSON ENGINEERING INCORPORATED
32032 DUNLAP BLVD., YUCAIPA, CA, 923991706
Registry ID: 110000497971
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SORENSON ENGINEERINGentered 2000-03-02
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $32,500
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1998-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-03-02Final Order Lodged
- 2000-03-02Final Order Entered
- 2000-03-02Complaint Filed With Court
- 2000-03-02Concluded
- 2002-01-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53054
- Case number
- 09-1998-0179
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0179 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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