EPA v. MINNESOTA BREWING CO.

Case summary

FAILURE TO REPORT HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS UNDER EPCRA. AN INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED AT THIS FACILITY ON APRIL 30, 1998. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THE STORAGE OF SIX HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING THREE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES GREATER THAN THE THRESHOLD QUANTITIES. THE FACILITY WAS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A TIER II FORM INCLUDING ALL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES PURSUANT TO EPCRA SECTION 312 EACH YEAR ON THE FIRST OF MARCH. THE INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE FACILITY HAD NOT SUBMITTED TIER II FORMS FOR 1995, 1996, AND 1997 CALENDAR YEARS. USEPA ASSESSED A $90,450 PENALTY. DURING NEGOTIATIONS THE FACILITY ADVISED US OF A FINANCIAL SITUAT- ION WE WERE NOT AWARE OF. THEY SUBMITTED THE LAST THREE YEARS OF TAX RETURNS FOR REVIEW. BASED ON THE FINANCIAL ANALYSIS DONE BY REGION 5, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS FACILITY DID NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY ANY PENALTY AT ALL.

Defendants (1)

• MINNESOTA BREWING CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MINNESOTA BREWING COMPANY

  882 W. 7TH STREET, SAINT PAUL, MN, 55102

  Registry ID: 110000578205

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MINNESOTA BREWING CO.entered 2000-01-24

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-09-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-10-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-01-24Final Order Issued
• 2002-11-12Enforcement Action Closed