EPA v. CAROLINA PRIDE FOODS LLC

Case summary

2/12/2019 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $2,674. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. RESPONDENT ALSO AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP. ORDER ALLEGES: ON MARCH 25, 2018, A RELEASE OF AMMONIA ABOVE THE RQ OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RELEASE RESULTED IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE TO PERSONS BEYOND THE SITE OR SITES ON WHICH THE FACILITY IS LOCATED. THE 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)

• CAROLINA PRIDE FOODS LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GREENWOOD PACKING PLANT - EDDY CAROLINA PRIDE LLC

  1 PACKER AVENUE, GREENWOOD, SC, 29646-3460

  Registry ID: 110000354599

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAROLINA PRIDE FOODS LLCentered 2019-02-12

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $2,674 · SEP: $14,200

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2019-02-12Final Order Issued
• 2019-02-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-02-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-03-21Enforcement Action Closed