EPA v. PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. OF FORT LAUDERDALE-PALM BEACH, INC.

Case summary

5/21/2014 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $5,875. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: ON JULY 25, 2013, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF SODIUM HYDROXIDE ABOVE THE 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 SODIUM HYDROXIDE IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO./FORT LAUDERDALE-PALM BEACHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PEPSI COLA BOTTLING COMPANY

  7305 GARDEN STREET, RIVIERA BEACH, FL, 33404-3490

  Registry ID: 110000516763

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. OF FORT LAUDERDALE-PALM BEACH, INC.entered 2014-05-21

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $5,785

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2014-05-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-05-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-05-21Final Order Issued