REGION 3 SETTLES CERCLA/EPCRA RELEAST REPORTING MATTER WITH MARYLAND COMPANY [DOCKET NOS. CERC-EPC-03-2015-015] THE REGIONAL JUDICIAL OFFICER ISSUED A FINAL ORDER ON ________, ACCEPTING THE CONSENT AGREEMENT TO COMMENCE AND SETTLE VIOLATIONS OF CERCLA SECTION 103 AND EPCRA SECTION 304 IN CONNECTION WITH THE RELEASE OF 293 POUNDS OF CLORINE THAT OCCURRED ON DECEMBER 16, 2014 FROM A WATER SOFTENING FACILITY OWNED AND OPERATED BY KEMIRA WATER SOLUTINS, INC. LOCATED AT 3925 FORT ARMISTEAD ROAD IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. KEMIRA FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOFITY THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER, THE LEPC SAND THE SERC FOLLOWING THE RELEASE OF CHLORINE FROM THE FACILITY, AND FACILITY TO SUBMIT REQUIRED FOLLOW-UP REPORTS TO THE LEPC. IN SETTLEMENT, KEMIRA HAS AGGREED TO PAY A CASH PENALTY OF $85,536.00