# ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32994`
- **Case Number:** 05-2001-0355
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $8K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY (settlement)
## Summary

ON JULY 12, 1998, AT 12:00 NOON, ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER     COMPANY, PEORIA, ILLINOIS HAD A 350 POUND RELEASE OF         CHLORINE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.  THE BUILDING HAD TO BE     EVACUATED AND VENTILATED BEFORE THE EMPLOYEES COULD RETURN   TO THE FACILITY.  ANOTHER ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY    PLANT IN BELLEVILLE, ILLINOIS CALLED IN THE RELEASE TO THE   NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ON AUGUST 4, 1998, AT 12:40 P.M.    CHLORINE IS A HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE     ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT WITH   A 10 POUND REPORTABLE QUANTITY.  THE ILLINOIS EMERGENCY      MANAGEMENT AGENCY WILL BE PURSUING THE EMERGENCY PLANNING    AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT VIOLATIONS UNDER THE         ILLINOIS EPCRA LEGISLATION.

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