PSM and RMP Citations/Analysis

Respondent is the owner and operator of the facility that produces, processes, stores, or handles more than 10,000 pounds of ethylene and more than 15,000 pounds of vinyl acetate monomer (Acetic acid ethenyl ester). The EPA inspected the Facility from January 16, 2020 to January 17, 2020, to determine the Respondent’s compliance with 40 C.F…...

Respondent is the owner and/or operator of a gas processing plant that has on-site for use/storage 55,126 pounds of sulfur dioxide, 8,240 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, 130,000 pounds of butane, and over 10,000 pounds of hydrogen.  Respondent has three RMProgram level 3 covered processes, which store or otherwise use sulfur dioxide, butane, and hydrogen. Sulfur…...

The Respondent is a wholesale gas supplier. Operations include the filling, storing, and transfer of industrial gases. The facility receives bulk gases in tanker trailers and then transfers them to storage tanks before transferring them to smaller containers or back into tanker trailers for wholesale. Additionally, the facility receives nearly empty bulk trailers and containers…...

Respondent owns and operates an ice manufacturing facility that typically operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. On June 26, 2019, EPA performed an inspection of the Facility pursuant to Section 112(r) of the CAA, Sections 304-312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (“EPCRA”), and Section 103 of the Comprehensive Environmental…...

The Respondent operates a frozen poultry storage facility adjacent to other businesses, within several hundred feet of residences, and near a hospital. Respondent uses anhydrous ammonia in a refrigeration “process,” as defined by 40 C.F.R. § 68.3, in a system of pipes and vessels at the Facility (the “Process”). On June 5, 2019, EPA inspectors…...

On February 8, 2017, an explosion at the DeRidder Mill killed three contract workers and injured seven others (the “Explosion”). These workers from Elite Welding, LLC (“Elite”), were welding on the cracked intersection of a vertical eight-inch clean condensate pipeline and a three-inch pipeline near the Mill’s 100,000-gallon foul condensate tank. This tank accumulates harmful…...

Respondent has a synthetic rubber manufacturing process at the facility that processes two petrochemicals, butadiene and styrene, and the temperature of the reaction is controlled by anhydrous ammonia. Respondent has greater than a threshold quantity of 1, 3-Butadiene and Ammonia (anhydrous) in a process at the Facility, meeting the “covered process” definition defined by 40…...

Respondent is the current operator of a chemical manufacturing and distribution facilities. The General Duty Clause applies to any stationary source producing, processing, handling, or storing regulated substances, as defined above, or other extremely hazardous substances (“EHS”). EHSs include regulated substances listed pursuant to Section 112(r)(3) of the Act at 40 C.F.R. § 68.130 and…...

The respondent’s facility (“Facility”) is located in a mixed-use area. The Facility is located on the third and fourth floors of a mixed-use commercial/industrial building that houses medical offices, a deli, and other businesses. The Facility is located within a third of a mile of several tourist attractions, including museums and restaurants. The east end…...

Respondent has an Ethanolamines unit used for chemical manufacturing purposes at the Facility that has greater than a threshold quantity of anhydrous ammonia.  EPA Findings of Violation Count 1 – Quality Assurance… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

The respondent operates a water chlorination process. On July 27, 2021, EPA conducted an announced inspection of the Facility. The Facility maintains a maximum inventory of 14,000 pounds of chlorine, a regulated substance, as a liquified compressed gas in 1-ton cylinders. Here are the findings from the inspection:… Membership Required You must be a member...

Respondent operates a food manufacturing process involving ammonia refrigeration with more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia on site.  Respondent has an RMProgram level 3 covered process, which stores or otherwise uses anhydrous ammonia in an amount exceeding its applicable threshold of 10,000 pounds.  On February 27, 2020, the EPA conducted an on-site inspection of…...