EPA v. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (NATIONAL CASE) (38 FACILITIES)

Case summary

Injunctive Relief/Compliance Actions: Under the settlement, Costco must implement a refrigerant compliance management system designed to prevent future violations of ozone protection requirements, and reduce its corporate-wide average leak rate from 24.1% to 19.1% or below in 2017, at 274 warehouses nationwide. The settlement also requires Costco to retrofit or replace commercial refrigeration equipment at 30 warehouses to use non-ozone depleting substances with a global warming potential of no more than 1,825. In addition, Costco must install secondary loop systems, using much less refrigerant than traditional direct expansion systems, and install centrally monitored leak detection systems, at all new warehouses.

Defendants (1)

• COSTCO WHOLESALENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (41)

• COSTCO WHOLESALE 325 (HANOVER)

  7077 ARUNDEL MILLS CIR, HANOVER, MD, 21076

  Registry ID: 110012273501

• COSTCO WHOLESALE 1078 (LANHAM)

  2400 FIVE LEES LANE, LANHAM, MD, 20706

  Registry ID: 110042186611

• COSTCO WHOLESALE NO 1081 (POTTSTOWN)

  14 W LIGHTCAP RD, POTTSTOWN, PA, 19464

  Registry ID: 110043453330

• COSTCO WHOLESALE #1115 (ALEXANDRIA)

  7940 RICHMOND HWY, ALEXANDRIA, VA, 22306

  Registry ID: 110055415732

• COSTCO WHOLESALE #1120 (WASHINGTON, DC)

  2441 MARKET STREET NE, WASHINGTON, DC, 20018

  Registry ID: 110054825999

• COSTCO WHOLESALE 247 (NEWPORT NEWS)

  12129 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, 23602-6916

  Registry ID: 110062630327

• COSTCO WHOLESALE (ELKRIDGE)

  6675 MARIE CURIE DRIVE, ELKRIDGE, MD, 21075

  Registry ID: 110062645259

• COSTCO WHOLESALE #334 (CHANTILLY)

  14390 CHANTILLY CROSSING LANE, FAIRFAX, VA, 20151

  Registry ID: 110014364035

• COSTCO WHOLESALE # 337 (LEESBURG)

  1300 EDWARDS FERRY ROAD, LEESBURG, VA, 20176-3355

  Registry ID: 110017286284

• COSTCO WHOLESALE (WINCHESTER)

  251 FRONT ROYAL PIKE, WINCHESTER, VA, 22602-7319

  Registry ID: 110062630318

• COSTCO WHOLESALE 205 (GLEN ALLEN)

  9650 W BROAD ST, GLEN ALLEN, VA, 23060

  Registry ID: 110005289348

• COSTCO WHOLESALE (LANCASTER)

  1875 HEMPSTEAD RD, LANCASTER, PA, 17601

  Registry ID: 110062633636

• COSTCO WHOLESALE #225 (MANASSAS)

  10701 SUDLEY MANOR DRIVE, MANASSAS, VA, 20109

  Registry ID: 110008201800

• COSTCO WHOLESALE 340 (FREDERICKSBURG)

  3102 PLANK RD, FREDERICKSBURG, VA, 22407-4954

  Registry ID: 110012195025

• COSTCO WHOLESALE 325 (HANOVER)

  7077 ARUNDEL MILLS CIR, HANOVER, MD, 21076

  Registry ID: 110012273501

• …and 26 more

Statutes cited

• CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (NATIONAL CASE) (38 FACILITIES)entered 2014-11-05

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $27,716

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2014-06-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2014-07-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-09-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 2014-09-03Final Order Lodged
• 2014-11-05Final Order Entered
• 2014-11-05Concluded
• 2018-04-30Enforcement Action Closed