EPA v. BELL ATLANTIC COMPANIES

Case summary

IN APRIL 1999 BELL ATLANTIC COMPANIES ( BAC ), THROUGH ITS A TTORNEYS, NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT HAD POSSIBLE NON-COMPLIANCE W ITH EPCRA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND CWA (SPCC PLANS). FROM APRIL TO JULY, BAC DISCLOSED VIOLATIONS AT 72 OF THEIR FACI LITIES, DISCOVERED THROUGH AN INTERNAL SELF-EVALUATION PROCE SS. UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR EVALUATION, THEY PROVIDED EPA INFORMATION CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF EPCRA 302, 303, 311, AND 312 RELATED TO THE PRESENCE OF SULFURIC ACID AND DIESE L FUEL AT 67 FACILITIES LOCATED IN 12 STATES (NY, MA, NH, RI , VT, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, WV, AND DC), WITH SEVEN FACILITIES ALSO VIOLATING SPCC REQUIREMENTS LOCATED IN 5 STATES (PA, N Y, MA, DC, AND VA).

Defendants (1)

• BELL ATLANTIC COMPANIESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• BELL ATLANTIC CORP

  1095 AVE OF THE AMERIC, NEW YORK, NY, 100366797

  Registry ID: 110019204378

• BELL ATLANTIC CORP

  1095 AVE OF THE AMERIC, NEW YORK, NY, 100366797

  Registry ID: 110019204378

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 302C — Emerg. Plan. & Commun. Right To Know Act
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 303D — Emerg. Plan. & Commun. Right To Know Act
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BELL ATLANTIC COMPANIESentered 2000-01-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $16,069

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-10-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-01-18Final Order Issued