EPA v. ADEL ICE COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

5/26/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $39,200. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: AT SOME TIME DURING CALENDAR YEARS 2013 AND 2014, AMMONIA WAS PRESENT AT EACH FACILITY IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 500 POUNDS AND, AT SOME TIME DURING CALENDAR 2012, AMMONIA WAS PRESENT AT ADEL PLANT AND AT THE CAIRO PLANT 1, IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 500 POUNDS. RESPONDENT FAILED TO SUBMIT A COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORM FOR AMMONIA TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH JURISDICTION OVER THE FACILITIES FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2013, AND 2014, FOR EACH OF ITS FACILITIES LISTED ABOVE AND FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2012 FOR ADEL PLANT AND THE CAIRO PLANT 1, BY MARCH 1 OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 312 OF EPCRA, FOR EACH OF ITS FACILITIES ABOVE FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2013, AND 2014, AND FOR CALENDAR YEARS 2012 FOR THE ADEL PLANT AND THE CAIRO PLANT 1 BY FAILING TO SUBMIT COMPLETED EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY FORMS FOR AMMONIA.

Defendants (1)

• ADEL ICE COMPANY, INC. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• CAIRO ICE CO

  309 2ND AVENUE NE, CAIRO, GA, 39828

  Registry ID: 110063863706

• ADEL ICE PLANT

  201 N. BURNWELL, ADEL, GA, 31620

  Registry ID: 110069434687

• ADEL ICE CO. INC. (HOPEFUL PLANT)

  2183 HIGHWAY 97, CAMILLA, GA, 31730

  Registry ID: 110069434776

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ADEL ICE COMPANY, INC.entered 2016-05-26

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $39,200

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-05-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-05-26Final Order Issued
• 2016-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-07-21Enforcement Action Closed