ON FEBRUARY 4, 2005, EPA ENTERED INTO A SUPER-CAFO WITH LATRONICS CORPORATION ( LATRONICS ), RESOLVING FIFTEEN EPCRA 313 TRI REPORTING VIOLATIONS DATING 1998 THROUGH 2002. LATRONICS, LOCATED IN LATROBE, PENNSYLVANIA OPERATES A CERAMIC-TO-METAL SEAL (HERMETRIC PACKAGES) MANUFACTURING FACILITY.
THE PARTIES AGREED TO SETTLE THE VIOLATIONS FOR A PENALTY OF $8,500. IN 1998 THROUGH 2002, LATRONICS FAILED TO FILE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE TRI FORMS R REQUIRED FOR COPPER, TRICHLOROEHYLENE, AND AMMONIA. LATRONICS PROMPTLY CAME INTO COMPLIANCE AND HAS UPDATED ITS INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES TO ENSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE.