# ETHYL CORPORATION
> **Judicial** · FY1982 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `33720`
- **Case Number:** 06-1982-0021
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $320K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- ETHYL CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

NATURE OF THE CASE:                                             ETHYL IS A LARGE MANUFACTURER OF PETROCHEMICAL & RE-    LATED PRODUCTS WHICH OPERATES A POLYVINYL CHLORIDE PLANT     IN BATON ROUGE.                                                CAUSE OF ACTION:                                                ETHYL HAS REPEATEDLY VIOL'D THE NATIONAL EMISSION       STANDARD FOR VINYL CHLORIDE, SPECIFICALLY THE PROHIBITION    AGAINST PREVENTABLE RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGES, 40 CFR SEC      61.65(A). THIS CASE INVOLVES A MUCH LARGER NUMBER OF         VIOL'S & QUANTITY OF EMISSION THAN ANY OTHER VINYL CHLOR-    IDE CASE.                                                      PROPOSED REMEDY:                                                THE CIVIL ACTION SHOULD SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF RE-      QUIRING ETHYL TO INSTITUTE OPERATION & MAINTENANCE PRO-      CEDURES, OPERATOR TRAINING & INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT       DESIGNED TO PREVENT FUTURE RELIEF VALVE DISCHARGES. ETHYL    SHOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED TO PAY A SUBSTANTIAL CIVIL PLTY.       NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUES:                                  SINCE THE CASE INVOLVES NATIONALLY APPLICABLE STAND-    ARDS, ITS RESOLUTION WILL HAVE PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT FOR       ALL VINYL CHLORIDE CASES.

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