# THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37848`
- **Case Number:** 06-1998-0151
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $3K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $1K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 109(A) OF THE COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RE-        SPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT ( CERCLA ), AS A-    MENDED, 42 U.S.C. SECTION 9609.                           2. THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY                                     HIGHWAY 288                                                  FREEPORT, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS 77541                    3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THE NOTIFICATION REQUIRE-     MENTS OF SECTION 103(A) OF CERCLA BY FAILING TO PROVIDE      NOTICE TO THE NRC IMMEDIATELY AFTER A RELEASE OF CARBON      TETRACHLORIDE ABOVE THE RQ FROM THE FACILITY ON JUL. 5,      1997.                                                     4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 109(A) OF CERCLA, EPA      PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $8,250.

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