EPA found that Respondent had violated regulations implementing Section 112(r) of the Act at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 by failing to comply with the regulations as noted below. Four EPA representatives inspected the facility on August 13, 2014. In consideration of Respondent’s size of business, its full compliance history, its good-faith effort to comply, and other factors as justice may require, and upon consideration of the entire record, the parties enter into the ESA in order to settle the violations described in the enclosed summary for the total penalty amount of $11,940.
NOTE: the facility citations were $19,900 and were reduced due to the size of the business and the business certified it spent $175,000 to correct the items.
PROCESS/NAICS CODE: 311712
PROGRAM LEVEL: 3
REGULATED SUBSTANCE: Anhydrous Ammonia
MAX. QUANTITY IN PROCESS 17,000 lbs