Respondent owned and operated two food warehousing facilities. One is used for food manufacturing and refrigerated warehouse and storage and the other is used for refrigerated storage. Respondent, as owner/operator of the Facilities, has handled and/or stored anhydrous ammonia at an amount greater than the threshold quantity of 10,000 pounds in a process since at least 1999 at the refrigerated warehouse and since 2009 at the food manufacturing and refrigerated warehouse. On January 26, 2017, EPA conducted a compliance inspection at the food manufacturing and refrigerated warehouse, as well as a records review of the refrigerated warehouse’s risk management plan (submitted to EPA initially on October 14, 2009, with a resubmission on May 29, 2014 ), to determine whether the Facility was in compliance with Section 112(r)(7) of the CAA.
According to risk management plan, the facility has utilized anhydrous ammonia at the Facility in its ammonia refrigeration system since at least June 21, 1999, for refrigeration and product storage in its prepared foods manufacturing processes. According to the risk management plan, the Facility has handled and stored more than 10,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia in its ammonia refrigeration system since September 11, 1999.