EPA v. Walmart Puerto Rico Facilities

Case summary

WALMART OF PR FACILITIES INCLUDING SAM'S CLUB AND AMIGO SUPERMARKET DISCLOSED FAILURE TO REPORT EPCRA TIER 2 REPORTS (58 FACILITIES) AND INADEQUATE SPCC PLANS (14 FACILITIES). THE GRAVITY PENALTY WAS MITIGATED FOR VIOLATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR EPA'S AUDIT POLICY. ECONOMIC BENEFIT WAS INSIGNIFICANT.

Defendants (1)

• Walmart FacilitiesNamed in settlement

Facilities (60)

• SUPERMERCADO AMIGO #5484

  CARR 2 KM 87.4 BO PUEBLO, HATILLO, PR, 00659

  Registry ID: 110017867405

• WAL MART STORES INC

  STATE RD 3 KM 43.3, FAJARDO, PR, 00738

  Registry ID: 110007812643

• WALMART SUPER CENTER

  AVE RAFAEL CORDERO INTO PR-30, CAGUAS, PR, 00726

  Registry ID: 110018927410

• AMIGO SUPERMARKET #3683

  AVE LAS CUMBRES ESQ GRAN, RIO PIEDRAS, PR, 00926

  Registry ID: 110031396692

• WALMART

  AVE ALBERTO RUBERTE & PASS RD, PONCE, PR, 00731

  Registry ID: 110007820901

• AMIGO SUPERMARKET #3665

  AVENIDA PINERO ESQ SAN PATRICO, RIO PIEDRAS, PR, 00920

  Registry ID: 110031283448

• AMIGO SUPERMARKET #3669

  INT CARR 174 Y CARR 177 URB, BAYAMON, PR, 00956

  Registry ID: 110031357966

• WALMART SUPERCENTER #5793

  333 CARR #14 COTTO LAUREL, PONCE, PR, 00780

  Registry ID: 110016713270

• AMIGO SUPERMARKET #3673

  CARR 152 KM 12.4 CENTRO, NARANJITO, PR, 00719

  Registry ID: 110031363566

• WAL-MART INTERNATIONAL PR, INC

  ROAD 3, KM 6.8 ANTON WARD, CAROLINA, PR, 00894

  Registry ID: 110011935692

• WAL-MART SUPERCENTER #2449

  301 RAFAEL CORDERO AVE, CAGUAS, PR, 00725

  Registry ID: 110032966501

• WALMART 2085 PHOTO LAB

  RD 2 INT 494, ISABELA, PR, 00662

  Registry ID: 110009436119

• WAL-MART PUERTO RICO INC - HOME OFFICE

  CARR #1 BO RIO CANAS KM 28.7, CAGUAS, PR, 00725

  Registry ID: 110031333812

• AMIGO SUPERMARKET #3399

  CENTRO COM PASEO DEL PLATA, DORADO, PR, 00646

  Registry ID: 110031387924

• SAMS CLUB

  CARR 2 KM 84.2 BO CARRIZALES, HATILLO, PR, 00659

  Registry ID: 110014362634

• …and 45 more

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Walmart Puerto Rico Facilitiesentered 2008-11-06

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2008-11-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 2008-11-06Final Order Issued
• 2008-11-17Enforcement Action Data Entered