EPA v. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont)

Case summary

See https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/ei-dupont-de-nemours-and-company-pfoa-settlements The largest civil administrative penalty EPA has ever obtained under any federal environmental statute. The settlement resolves DuPont's violations related to the synthetic chemical perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), which includes the four violations alleged in the Agency's two complaints filed against DuPont in July and December 2004,) and settles four additional counts involving information about PFOA that EPA obtained after initiating its action against DuPont. The settlement package requires DuPont to pay $10.25 million in civil penalties and perform Supplemental Environmental Projects worth $6.25 million.

Defendants (1)

• E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (8)

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS PLANT SITE

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS PLANT SITE

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS PLANT SITE

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS PLANT SITE

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

• DUPONT WASHINGTON WORKS

  ROUTE 892 SOUTH DUPONT ROAD, WASHINGTON, WV, 26181

  Registry ID: 110000586081

Statutes cited

• RCRA 3005 — Permits for Treatment, Storage, or Disposal of Hazardous Waste
• TSCA 8E — Failure To Comply With Substance Risk

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont)entered 2005-12-21

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $10,250,000 · SEP: $6,250,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2004-07-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2004-09-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-12-21Final Order Issued