EPA v. REFRIGERATED FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, ET. AL

Case summary

REGION III INITIATE THIS ENFORCEMENT ACTION ON MARCH 28, 2002, BY JOINTLY FILING TWO ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS AGAINST REFRIGERATED FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, INC (RFDI). THE COMPLAINTS WERE BASED ON RFDI'S VIOLATIONS OF THE NOTIFICATION AND/OR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103 OF CERCLA AND SECTIONS 304, 311, AND 312 OF EPCRA AT ITS FACILITY LOCATED IN PHILADELPHIA, PA. FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY NRC OF RELEASE OF AMMONIA. ON MARCH 28, 2003, BASED ON NEW INFORMATION, THE REGION AMENDED BOTH COMPLAINTS TO ADD 2701 RED LION ROAD ASSOCIATES, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP AS AN ADDITIONAL RESPONDENT, BASED ON ITS OWNERSHIP OF THE FACILITY. FULL PENALTY CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE EPCRA CASE (80,002 (EPCRA ) AND 24,063 (CERCLA))

Defendants (2)

• REFRIGERATED FOOD DISTRIBUTORSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• 2701 Red Lion Road Associates, Limited PartnershipNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• REFRIGERATED FOOD DISTRIBUTORS INCORPORATED

  2701 RED LION ROAD, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 191141071

  Registry ID: 110002052830

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Refrigerated Food Distributors, et alentered 2003-03-31

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $7,509

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2002-03-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2002-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2003-03-31Final Order Issued
• 2003-04-22Enforcement Action Closed