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COLUMBIA TEXTILE SERVICES, INC

Judicial · FY1997 · — · Litigated With Penalty · 5914

$13K
Penalty
Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
02-1997-0001
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Litigated With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-11-3-1707
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

EPA ASSESSED A $34,000 PENALTY AGAINST RESPONDENT FOR RESPONDENT'S FAILURE TO FILE FORMS R FOR AMMONIA THAT WAS OTHERWISE USED AT RESPONDENTS FACILITY, IN 1991 & 1992. RESPONDENTS FAILURE TO FILE THE FORM R IS A VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. RESPONDENT FILED FOR INSOLVENCY UNDER NJ STATE LAW AFTER EPA'S COMPLAINT WAS ISSUED ON 7/21/96. ON 10/24/96, EPA ISSUED A DEFAULT ORDER AGAINST RESPONDENT FOR FAILURE TO RESPOND TO EPA'S COMPLAINT. ON OCT. 30, 1996, EPA SENT A REFERRAL TO DOJ ASKING DOJ TO FILE A CLAIM FOR PENALTIES IN RESPONDENT'S BANKRUPTCY. COLUMBIA TEXTILE SERVICES, 28 RYLE AVE, PATERSON NJ 07522 10/30/96 - REFERRED TO DOJ (BNK CASE) 10/31/96 - PROOF OF CLAIM FILED. DOCKET WAS PROVIDED WITH A COPY, HOWEVER, THE CTNO IS NOT ON THE COPY. * 07/12/01 - FINAL JUDGMENT ENTERED (SEE 02-2001-C029).

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