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Company: PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, LP et al.
Current Parent Company: Nutrien Ltd.
Penalty: $350,000
Year: 2015
Date: February 26, 2015
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer (and PCS Phosphate Company), AA Sulfuric and White Springs Agricultural Chemicals agreed to pay a $350,000 civil penalty to the State of Louisiana, and a $950,000 penalty to the United States, and PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer agreed to perform a Supplementary Environmental Project estimated to cost at least $2,500,000 in settlement of allegations the companies owned and operated chemical sulfuric acid manufacturing facilities without obtaining appropriate permits, without installing required control technology, and without the required monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality sought civil penalties from Defendants PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, L.P. and AA Sulfuric, Inc. for these allegations at the Geismar Sulfuric Acid Plant.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Louisiana
HQ Country of Current Parent: Canada
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: chemicals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: fertilizers
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