EPA v. Plant Food Company, Inc. (SB)

Case summary

An EPCRA Section 313 Data Quality inspection was conducted at the facility on September 24, 2013. The inspection focused on validating the use of TRI Form A vs Form R reports. With respect to the manufacture, process or otherwise use of a TRI listed chemical, the owner or operator of a facility may use a Form A and apply an alternate threshold of one million pounds per year to that chemical if the releases and transfers of that chemical are below 500 pounds in that year. The facility incorrectly filed Form A reports for nitrate compounds for calendar years 2010, 2011 and 2012. The company filed the required Form R reports on January 27, 2014. The company agreed to a settlement of $6,400.

Defendants (1)

• Plant Food Company, Inc. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PLANT FOOD MFG

  38 HEIGHTS TOWN CRANBURY STATION ROAD, CRANBURY, NJ, 08512-5099

  Registry ID: 110007954632

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Plant Food Company, Inc. (SB)entered 2014-06-03

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $6,400

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-06-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-06-03Final Order Issued
• 2014-06-03Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-06-04Enforcement Action Data Entered