EPA RMP Citations @ Ethanol facility (NH3 & Flammables & $73K w/ a $209K SEP)

Respondent owned, leased, operated, controlled or supervised a facility for ethanol fuel production. Respondent conducted activity involving anhydrous ammonia at the Facility, including using, storing, handling or moving on-site anhydrous ammonia ( anhydrous ammonia process). Respondent conducted activity involving a flammable mixture that included natural gas condensates (flammable mixture) at the Facility, including using, storing, handling or moving on-site the flammable mixture (flammable mixture process).

The anhydrous ammonia process process at the Facility was any activity involving anhydrous ammonia including any use, storage, manufacturing, handling, or on-site movement of such a substance, or combination of these activities.  The total quantity of anhydrous ammonia contained in the anhydrous ammonia process at the Facility exceeded 10,000 pounds.  Anhydrous ammonia was first present in a Facility process in more than a threshold quantity in or before November 2006.

The flammable mixture process was any activity involving the flammable mixture including any use, storage, manufacturing, handling, or on-site movement of such a substance, or combination of these activities.  The flammable mixture was a flammable mixture of regulated substances including one or more of butane, isopentane, pentane, and propane.  At all times relevant to this Complaint, one or more of butane, isopentane, pentane, and propane was present in the flammable mixture with a concentration of one percent or greater by weight of the mixture.  The total quantity of flammable mixture contained in the flammable mixture process at the Facility exceeded 10,000 pounds.  One or more of butane, isopentane, pentane, and propane was first present in a Facility process in more than a threshold quantity prior to 1990.

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