EPA v. GULF COAST COLD STORAGE, INC.

Case summary

8/20/15 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,767, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. RESPONDENT AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ALLEGATIONS: ON DEC 10, 2013, A RELEASE OF AMMONIA ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT WAS IN CHARGE OF THE FACILITY ON DEC 10, 2013. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) BY 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.

Defendants (1)

• GULF COAST COLD STORAGE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GULF COAST COLD STORAGE, INC.

  100 PORT ROAD, PASCAGOULA, MS, 39567

  Registry ID: 110043816902

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GULF COAST COLD STORAGE, INC.entered 2015-08-20

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $4,767 · SEP: $15,654

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-08-20Final Order Issued
• 2015-08-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-08-21Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered