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DANCHEM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Administrative - Formal · FY2017 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 3601071281

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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
03-2017-0097
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

On June 8, 2017 the expedited settlement agreement with DanChem Technologies, Inc. and EPA R3 was signed by our Regional Judicial Officer/Presiding Officer. On November 8, 2016, authorized representatives of Region 3 conducted an inspection of the subject facility DanChem Technologies, Inc., located at 1975 Old Richmond Road Danville, VA 24540 to determine compliance with the Risk Management Plan (RMP) regulations promulgated at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (the Act or CAA). It was found that the facility had violated a regulation implementing Section 112(r) of the Act by: Failure of the owner or operator to document other persons responsible for implementing individual requirements of the risk management program and defined the lines of authority through an organization chart or similar document in accordance with [68.15(c)]. Failure of the owner or operator to identify environmental receptors that would be included in the distance to the endpoint based on a circle with the point of release at the center in accordance with [68.33(a)]. Failure of the owner or operator to have documented information pertaining to the technology of the process for the maximum intended inventory of their hydrochloric acid tank in accordance with [68.65(c)(l)(iii)]. Failure of the owner or operator to provide refresher training at least every three years, or more often if necessary, to each employee involved in operating a process to assure that the employee underst

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