# THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37052`
- **Case Number:** 06-1997-0221
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $15K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $500K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 3008 OF THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY       ACT OF 1976 ( RCRA ), 42 U.S.C. SECTION 6928.             2. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, A DELAWARE COMPANY                 HIGHWAY 1                                                    PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA                                     3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SUBTITLE C OF RCRA BY         FAILING TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES IN RESPONSE TO A NOTICE      NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY (NOD).                               4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 3008 OF RCRA, EPA PRO-     POSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $31,800 AND COMPLIANCE ORDER.       THE ORDER REQUIRES THE RESPONDENT TO PROVIDE REVISIONS TO    THE TRIAL BURN PLAN, COMMIT TO CONTRACT WITH A QUALIFIED     INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO OVERSEE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE     QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP), PROVIDE JUSTIFICA-    TION FOR THE WASTE STREAMS SELECTED FOR EACH TRIAL BURN/     RISK BURN TEST CONDITION, AND NOTIFY EPA OF THE DATE AND     TIME ITS TRIAL BURN WILL BE CONDUCTED.

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