EPA v. BJs WHOLESALE CLUB DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Case summary

BJ’s Wholesale Club has agreed to an administrative penalty of $27,000 to settle claims arising out EPCRA violations at its Uxbridge, Massachusetts distribution center. The facility consists of a 600,000 square foot warehouse on 30 acres of land that employees 200 people. BJ’s violated Sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA and 40 C.F.R. Part 370, Subpart B by failing to submit a Material Safety Data Sheet to the state emergency response commission, local emergency planning committee and fire department and failing to file Tier II chemical inventory forms for three calendar years for sulfuric acid, lead and diesel fuel present at the facility in a quantity above the minimum threshold reporting levels.

Defendants (1)

• BJs WHOLESALE CLUBNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BJS REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER

  869 QUAKER HWY, UXBRIDGE, MA, 015690000

  Registry ID: 110039031473

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BJs WHOLESALE CLUB DISTRIBUTION CENTERentered 2010-11-30

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $27,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-10-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-11-30Final Order Issued