EPA v. REDDY ICE CORPORATION

Case summary

9/3/2013 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $34,515 (CERCLA $17,258 AND EPCRA $17,257). VIOLATION OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA ON DECEMBER 2, 2012, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF AMMONIA ABOVE THE RQ AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPNDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF AMMONIA IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY. VIOLATION OF SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 304(a) OF EPCRA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SERC AND LEPC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE AMMONIA IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• REDDY ICE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• REDDY ICE

  8700 ICE DRIVE, RALEIGH, NC, 27617

  Registry ID: 110035849384

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• REDDY ICE CORPORATIONentered 2013-09-03

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $34,515

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2013-09-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-09-03Final Order Issued
• 2013-09-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-10-12Enforcement Action Closed