# COPPER RANGE COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1992 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28082`
- **Case Number:** 05-1992-0258
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $1.60M
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $200.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- COPPER RANGE COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ADDENDUM TO 9/25/92, EXPEDITED CIVIL REFERRAL AGAINST    COPPER RANGECOMPANY, INC.                                        THE 9/25/92, LITIGATION REPORT DOCUMENTED VIOLATIONS OF  THE CAA, 42USC SECTION 7413.  COPPER RANGE COMPANY, INC.,    HAS ALSO VIOLATED THENOTIFICATION PROVISIONS OF SECTION 103  CERCLA, 42 USC SECTION 9603 ANDSECTION 304 OF EPCRA, 42 USC  SECT 11004. THESE PRIVISIONS REQUIRE THEOWNER OR OPERATOR OF A FACILITY TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIY THE NATUONALRESPONSE       CENTER UNDER CERCLA, THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE            COMMMISION(SERC) UNDER EPCRA, AND THE LOCAL EMERGENCY        PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC)UNDER EPCRA IF A RELEASE OF A       HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IN EXCESS OF AREPORTABLE QUANTITY FROM A FACILITY OCCURS.  IN ADDITION, THE OWNER OROPERATORY IS      REQUIRED BY SECTION 304(C) OF EPCRA TO PROVIDE, AS SOON      ASPRACTICABLE, A FOLLOW-UP WRITTEN NOTICE TO BOTH THE SERC   AND THE LEPCDETAILING THE NATURE OF THE RELEASE AND THE      ACTIONS TAKEN IN RESPONSE TOTHE RELEASE.                         THIS ADDENDUM IS BASED BOTH ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE9/25/92, REFERRAL AND INFORMATION OBRAINED FROM THE    NATIONAL EMERGENCYRESPONSE CENTER, THE SERC, AND THE LEPC.   CONTACT WITH THE NATIONALRESPONSE CENTER, THE SERC, AND THE  LEPC DEMONSTRATES THAT NONOTIFICATIONS OR WRITTEN FOLLOW-UPS WERE RECEIVED, IN VIOLATIONS OFCERCLA AND EPCRA.                 THIS CASE IS SIGNIFICANT IN THAT COPPER RANGE COMPANY    JEOPARDIZEDTHE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF RESI

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