EPA v. HARRISON POULTRY, INC.

Case summary

8/13/09 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,619 FOR THE CERCLA VIOLATION AND $20,955 FOR THE EPCRA VIOLATIONS - DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON SEPT 12, 2008, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA SECTION 304(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF EPCRA SECTION 304(c) BY FAILING TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP EMERGENCY NOTICE TO SERC AND LEPC WHEN THERE HAD BEEN A RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• HARRISON POULTRY, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (4)

• HARRISON POULTRY INC

  STAR STREET, BETHLEHEM, GA, 30620

  Registry ID: 110007355030

• HARRISON POULTRY INC

  STAR STREET, BETHLEHEM, GA, 30620

  Registry ID: 110007355030

• HARRISON POULTRY INC

  STAR STREET, BETHLEHEM, GA, 30620

  Registry ID: 110007355030

• HARRISON POULTRY INC

  STAR STREET, BETHLEHEM, GA, 30620

  Registry ID: 110007355030

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HARRISON POULTRY, INC.entered 2009-08-13

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $23,574

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2009-08-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2009-08-13Final Order Issued
• 2009-08-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-08-31Enforcement Action Closed