EPA v. SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLC

Case summary

9/8/15 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A TOTAL PENALTY OF $11,505 ($5,752 CERCLA VIOLATION AND $5753 EPCRA VIOLATION). ORDER ALLEGES: ON JUNE 4, 2014, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF AMMONIA 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 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 OF AMMONIA IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN THE RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.

Defendants (1)

• SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SUIZA DAIRY GROUP LLC DBA LAND OF SUN DAIRIES LLC

  2221 PATTERSON AVENUE, WINSTON SALEM, NC, 27105-6036

  Registry ID: 110000345485

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUIZA DAIRY GROUP, LLCentered 2015-09-08

  Primary law: CERCLA

  Federal penalty: $11,505

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-09-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-09-08Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-09-29Enforcement Action Closed