EPA v. D.G. YUENGLING & SON, INC.

Case summary

ON JANUARY 18, 2007, THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR SIGNED A CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ( SUPER CAFO ), WHICH RESOLVED ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. SUBSECTION 11022, AT THE YUENGLING BREWERY, LOCATED A 310 MILL CREEK AVENUE, IN POTTSVILLE, PA. THE VIOLATIONS WERE ASSERTED AS A RESULT OF YENGLING'S FAILURE TO REPORT THE PRESENCE OF AMMONIA, CARBON DIOXIDE, AND SODIUM HYDROXIDE AT THE FACILITY TO THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION, AND THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2001-2003. ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS WERE ASSERTED AS TO YUENGLING'S FAIURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE AND ACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF THESE CHEMICALS TO THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD. YUENGLING HAS SUBSEQUENTLY COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTON 312 OF EPCRA, 42 U.S.C. SUBSECTION 11022, FOR THE MILL CREE FACILITY AND HAS AGREED TO PAY A PENALTY OF $28,600.00 TO SETTLE THIS MATTER.

Defendants (1)

• D.G. YUENGLING & SON, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• YUENGLING BREWERY (310 MILL CREEK)

  310 MILL CREEK, POTTSVILLE, PA, 17901

  Registry ID: 110002349334

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• D.G. YUENGLING & SON, INC.entered 2007-01-18

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $28,600

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2007-01-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2007-01-18Final Order Issued
• 2007-02-05Enforcement Action Data Entered