5/10/11 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,900, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
ON DEC 8, 2010, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF BIPHELYN ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) AND THE APPLICABLE REGULATIONS, 40 CFR 302.6, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF BIPHENYL IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL OR OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.