EPA v. TWENTY-FIVE COMMERCE dba CRYSTAL ICE

Case summary

On September 4, 2018, Region 1 entered into an administrative order on consent (AOC) with an ice-making facility located in Norwalk, Connecticut. The facility is operated by Twenty-Five Commerce, Inc. d/b/a Crystal Ice (Crystal Ice). After an ammonia release, EPA inspected the facility and found that the company had not reported its release to the National Response Center, as required by CERCLA Section 103, or filed annual chemical inventory reports as required by EPCRA Section 312. Following the inspection, the company came into compliance with those statutes and corrected violations of the Clean Air Act�s General Duty Clause (GDC). However, its process hazard review under the GDC did not assess the vast majority of hazards that typically are assessed at such facilities, so Crystal Ice agreed to enter into an AOC requiring the company to revise its process hazard review. Separately, on August 14, 2018, EPA filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order that resolved the CERCLA and EPCRA violations and required a penalty of $27,095. This case is part of the Chemical Accident Risk Reduction National Compliance Initiative. None of the statutes are delegated to the state, but EPA has provided copies of the CAFO and AO to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Defendants (1)

• Twenty-Five Commerce, Inc. d/b/a Crystal IceNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TWENTY-FIVE COMMERCE INC DBA CRYSTAL ICE

  25 COMMERCE STREET, NORWALK, CT, 06852

  Registry ID: 110069993944

Statutes cited

• CAA 112R — General Duty/Accidental Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TWENTY-FIVE COMMERCE dba CRYSTAL ICEentered 2018-09-04

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2018-09-04Final Order Issued
• 2018-09-06Enforcement Action Data Entered