EPA v. INVISTA S.a.r.l. (National Case)

Case summary

As part of a corporate-wide auditing agreement under EPA's Audit Policy, INVISTA self-disclosed over 680 violations of the CWA, CAA, RCRA, EPCRA, and FIFRA to EPA after auditing 12 facilities it acquired from DuPont in the United States.?INVISTA will pay a civil penalty totaling $1.7 million with the U.S. receiving $850,000 and the co-plaintiffs receiving the balance of the penalty as follows: the State of Delaware will receive $500,000; the State of South Carolina will receive $250,000; and the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Board in Tennessee will receive $100,000. INVISTA will undertake injunctive relief under the Consent Decree to address CAA violations.

Defendants (1)

• INVISTA S.à.r.l.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (24)

• LYCRA LA PORTE PLANT

  12455 STRANG RD, LA PORTE, TX, 77571

  Registry ID: 110017874736

• INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS ORANGE SITE

  3055A FM 1006, ORANGE, TX, 77630

  Registry ID: 110022523982

• INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS VICTORIA SITE

  2695 OLD BLOOMINGTON RD N, VICTORIA, TX, 77905

  Registry ID: 110070558375

• INVISTA SARL

  110 VOYLES ROAD, ATHENS, GA, 306013907

  Registry ID: 110007046605

• THE LYCRA COMPANY LLC

  400 DUPONT BLVD, WAYNESBORO, VA, 22980

  Registry ID: 110000341504

• INVISTA S.A R.L., LLC

  4501 NORTH ACCESS ROAD, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37415-3899

  Registry ID: 110067041784

• INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS VICTORIA SITE

  2695 OLD BLOOMINGTON RD N, VICTORIA, TX, 77905

  Registry ID: 110070558375

• INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS VICTORIA SITE

  2695 OLD BLOOMINGTON RD N, VICTORIA, TX, 77905

  Registry ID: 110070558375

• COVATION BIOMATERIALS KINSTON SITE

  4693 HWY 11 NORTH, GRIFTON, NC, 28530

  Registry ID: 110043785909

• THE LYCRA COMPANY LLC

  400 DUPONT BLVD, WAYNESBORO, VA, 22980

  Registry ID: 110000341504

• THE LYCRA COMPANY LLC

  400 DUPONT BLVD, WAYNESBORO, VA, 22980

  Registry ID: 110000341504

• INVISTA S A R L

  643 HWY 1 S, LUGOFF, SC, 29078

  Registry ID: 110000587179

• THE LYCRA COMPANY LLC

  400 DUPONT BLVD, WAYNESBORO, VA, 22980

  Registry ID: 110000341504

• INV PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC

  25876 DUPONT ROAD, SEAFORD, DE, 19973

  Registry ID: 110000339027

• INV PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC

  25876 DUPONT ROAD, SEAFORD, DE, 19973

  Registry ID: 110000339027

• …and 9 more

Statutes cited

• TSCA 12 — Exports
• CAA 111 — New Source Performance Standards
• TSCA 5A/5B — Failure To Comply With Significant New Use Rules and Pre-manufacture Notice
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• TSCA 8C — Failure To Comply With Allegations Of Significant Adverse Reactions Record & Reporting Rule
• CAA 112D — MACT Standards
• TSCA 8 — Reporting & Retention of Information
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
• CAA 173 — New Source Review Permit Requirements
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program
• RCRA 3002 — Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste
• TSCA 6-PCBS — PCBS
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• INVISTA S.a.r.l. (National Case)entered 2009-07-29

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2006-06-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2006-10-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-04-13Final Order Lodged
• 2009-04-13Complaint Filed With Court
• 2009-07-29Final Order Entered