EPA v. PREFERRED FREEZER SERVICES

Case summary

On March 15, 2011, Region I reached a settlement with Preferred Freezer Services, LLC (Preferred), a commercial refrigeration company with 25 facilities nationwide, in which Preferred will pay a $75,000 fine to settle an environmental enforcement action brought by Region I for Clean Air Act violations at Preferred’s refrigerated warehouses in Raynham, Sharon and Westfield, Massachusetts. Preferred violated federal regulations designed to prevent chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from leaking from industrial refrigeration equipment; failed to certify that it had appropriate CFC recovery or recycling equipment; failed to obtain training certifications for a service technician; and, provided incomplete initial responses to an EPA information request.

Defendants (1)

• PREFERRED FREEZER SERVICESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PREFERRED FREEZER SERVICES

  45 CAMPANELLI DRIVE, WESTFIELD, MA, 01085

  Registry ID: 110037952560

Statutes cited

• CAA 114 — Record keeping, Inspection, Information Request

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PREFERRED FREEZER SERVICESentered 2011-03-15

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $75,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2010-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-03-15Final Order Issued
• 2011-03-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order