Respondent is a private family-owned company that owns and/or operates facilities located in California and Arizona. Respondent specializes in repackaging and distributing chemicals and manufacturing chemicals onsite. The Facilities are located within populated residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
The CA Facility receives and repackages anhydrous ammonia and manufactures aqueous ammonia in a reactor by mixing anhydrous ammonia and water. The Facility also receives chlorine and other chemicals.
The AZ Facility receives and repackages chlorine and receives and distributes sulfur dioxide and anhydrous ammonia. The Facility also manufactures sodium hypochlorite (bleach) from chlorine and caustic.
EPA inspected the AZ Facility on March 22, 2016, and the CA Facility on September 12, 2017, pursuant to Section 112(r) of the CAA, 42, U.S.C. ยง 7412(r), for compliance with 40 C.F.R. Part 68. Based upon the information gathered during this inspection and subsequent investigation, EPA alleges that Respondent violated certain provisions of the CAA.
At the time of inspection, the CA Facility maintained approximately 1,070,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, and 270,000 pounds of aqueous ammonia.
At the time of inspection, the AZ Facility maintained approximately 1,090,000 pounds of chlorine, 20,700 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, and 11,600 pounds of sulfur dioxide
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS