# MOON NURSERIES, INC
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2013 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3400055277`
- **Case Number:** 03-2013-0008
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- MOON NURSERIES, INC (SB) (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THE REGIONAL JUDICIAL OFFICER ENTERED A FINAL ORDER RATIFYING A CONSENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN EPA AND MOON NURSERIES, INC.   THE CAFO BOTH COMMENCED AND CONCLUDED EPA'S CLAIM AGAINS MOON NURSERIES, INC. FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 103 OF CERCLA AND SECTION 304 (a-c) OF EPCRA ARISING OUT OF AN AUGUST 15, 2009 RELEASE OF APPROXIMATELY 900 POUNDS OF CHLORINE   SPECIFICALLY, RESPONDENT FAILED: 1) TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC OF THE RELEASE AS SOON AS RESPONDENT KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A RELEASE OF A HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE HAD OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING ITS APPLICABLE RQ, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 103 OF CERCLA; 2) FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC OF THE RELEASE OF CHLORINE AS SOON AS RESPONDENT KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A RELEASE OF AN EHS HAD OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING ITS RQ, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 304(a) AND (b) OF EPCRA; AND 3) FAILED TO PROVIDE A WRITTTEN FOLLOW UP EMERGENCY NOTICE REGARDING THE RELEASE TO SERC AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER RESPONDENT KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE RELEASE, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 304(c) OF EPCRA.

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