# STANDARD CHLORINE OF DELAWARE, INC.
> **Judicial** · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `10580`
- **Case Number:** 03-1986-0415
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $38K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- STANDARD CHLORINE OF DELAWARE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON 1/5/86, A STORAGE TANK CONTAINING DICHLOROBENZENE(DCB) EXPLOSIVELY RUPUTURED. THE RELEASE OF DCB DAMAGED 3 ADDI-    IONAL TANKS W/THE RESULT THAT OVER 400,000 GALLONS OF THE    CHEMICAL WAS RELEASED, MUCH OF IT ENTERING AN UNNAMED CREEK, A TIDAL MARSH & RED LION CREEK. AN EPA INSPECTOR WAS ON SITE & PHOTOGRAPHED THE SPILL ON 1/5-6/86.                          DEF HAS SINCE REPORTED TO EPA THAT THE MATERIAL SPILLED AT THEIR FACILITY WAS IN FACT DCB, A DESIGNATED HAZARDOUS SUB-  STSANCE, AND THAT THE VOLUME SPILLED WAS GREATLY IN EXCESS   OF THE 100 LB QUANITY DESIGNATED IN 40 CFR SEC 117.3 AS GIV- ING RISE TO LIABILITY UNDER SEC 311 OF CWA.                     BECAUSE OF THE SIZE & NATURE OF THE SPILL, THE COAST      GUARD REFERRED THIS CASE TO EPA RATHER THAN PROCEEDING AD-   MINISTRATIVELY. REG 3 PROPOSES ONLY A SEC 311 ACTION, AS THE COMPANY'S CLEAN-UP EFFORTS APPEAR PRESENTLY TO BE PROCEEDING SATISFACTORILY, ALBEIT SLOWLY. SHOULD FUTURE INJUNCTIVE RE-  LIEF BECOMES NECESSARY, THE REGION WOULD RECOMMEND AN ACTION UNDER SEC 309 OF CWA OR SEC 106 OF CERCLA.

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