EPA v. Suiza Dairy Corporation

Case summary

On December 4, 2013, the United States Environmental Protection Agency conducted an inspection regarding the Respondent's San Juan facility to determine regulatory compliance regarding the filing of Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (TRI) Form A or Form R reports under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). These reports are due July 1 of each year for each listed TRI chemical that exceeds the manufactured, processed or otherwise used threshold. Subsequent to the inspection, it was determined that the Respondent’s San Juan facility should have filed TRI Form R reports for nitric acid and nitrate compounds for calendar years 2011 and 2012. The required Form R reports for calendar years 2011 and 2012 were submitted to EPA on January 30, 2014. The case was settled for $83,300.

Defendants (1)

• Suiza Dairy CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUIZA DAIRY

  51 AVE DE DIEGO URB RIO PIEDRAS, RIO PIEDRAS, PR, 00921

  Registry ID: 110001660131

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Suiza Dairy Corporationentered 2014-09-26

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $83,300

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2014-09-26Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-26Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-09-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered