EPA v. KAGA USA INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$8,400
Case summary
KAGA USA INC. OWNS AND OPERATES A SANTA ANA, CALIF, FACILITY THAT MANUFACTURES COMPONENTS FOR BATTERIES AND PRECISION PARTS FOR MICRO-MOTORS. THE COMPANY USED 1,1,1-TRICHLORO- ETHANE (TCA) AND LATER TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE), BOTH EPCRA TOXIC CHEMICALS, AS DEGREASERS FOR ITS METAL STAMPING MACHINES. BASED ON AN AUG. 2000 INSPECTION, EPA DISCOVERED THAT KAGA FAILED TO SUBMIT FORM RS FOR TCA USAGE IN 1997 AND TCE USAGE IN 1998 AND 1999.
Defendants (1)
- KAGA USA INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
INDUSTRIAL PRINTERS OF CALIF
2620 S SUSAN ST, SANTA ANA, CA, 92704
Registry ID: 110009545180
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KAGA USA INC.entered 2001-09-25
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $8,400
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2001-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-09-25Final Order Issued
- 2001-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-10-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53846
- Case number
- 09-2001-0139
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- 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 09-2001-0139 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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