EPA v. WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$400,000
Compliance action
$6,000,000
Case summary
FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY REPORT TO THE NRC, THE SERCS AND THE LEPGS IMPACTED, A RELEASE ABOVE THE R2 OF THE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL CRUDE SULFATE TURPENTINE AND ITS HAZARDOUS CONSTITUENT METHYL MERCAPTAN.
Defendants (1)
- WEYERHAEUSER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
3401 INDUSTRIAL WAY, LONGVIEW, WA, 98632
Registry ID: 110000490898
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
3401 INDUSTRIAL WAY, LONGVIEW, WA, 98632
Registry ID: 110000490898
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 325 — Enforcement: Civil/Admin. Penalties and Procedures for Admin. Penalties including subpoenas
- CERCLA 109 — Superfund
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANYentered 1998-03-16
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $400,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1997-01-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-03-16Final Order Issued
- 2001-05-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55403
- Case number
- 10-1997-0107
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- AIR
- Branch
- MMU2
- EPA region
- 10
- 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 10-1997-0107 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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