EPA v. C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On June 25, 2003, EPA Region III issued an administrative complaint to C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. ( C&S ), seeking a total penalty of $30,251.00 for violations of Section 103 of CERCLA and Sections 304 and 311 of EPCRA. C&S failed to notify the NRC and the SERC immediately following a release of approximately 407 pounds of ammonia from its facility in Aberdeen, Maryland on July 5, 2000. Additionally, C&S failed to provide to the SERC an MSDS for ammonia, or a list identifying ammonia as present at its Aberdeen facility in a quantity greater than its minimum threshold for reporting. ORIGINAL PENALTY BREAKDOWN (19,938 (EPCRA) AND 10,313 (CERCLA
Defendants (1)
- C&S Wholesale Grocers, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS INCORPORATED ABERDEEN
1000 OLD PHILADELPHIA RD, ABERDEEN, MD, 210014027
Registry ID: 110000578161
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
- EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS, INCentered 2003-09-16
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $24,201
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2003-06-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-06-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-09-16Final Order Issued
- 2003-10-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 98255
- Case number
- 03-2003-0278
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2003-0278 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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