EPA v. SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers EPCRA/CERCLA
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On December 22, 2021, EPA Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order against SGL Composites LLC for violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) Section 103 and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Acts (EPCRA) Section 304 for failing to timely report multiple Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) releases from their facility located in Moses Lake, Washington. CERCLA 103 and EPCRA 304 release reporting supports emergency response efforts at the state and local levels. SGL Composites LLC agreed to pay a penalty of $139,100.
Defendants (1)
- SGL Automotive Carbon FibersNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SGL AUTOMOTIVE CARBON FIBER LLC
8781 RANDOLPH ROAD NE, MOSES LAKE, WA, 98837
Registry ID: 110042146629
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers EPCRA/CERCLAentered 2021-12-22
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $139,100
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2021-11-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-12-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-12-22Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602904797
- Case number
- 10-2022-0024
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2022-0024 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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