EPA v. Citizens LLC (Charlotte) CAFO (SB)

Case summary

This enforcement action was filed in response to multiple violations to CAA 112(r)(7) discovered during a Risk Management Plan (RMP) inspection conducted on 2/3/2010. Violations include 1.) failure to review and update the offsite consequence analyses once every five years; 2.) failure to ensure that problems identified in hazard reviews were resolved in a timely manner; 3.) failure to ensure that employees presently operating or newly assigned to covered processes had been trained and tested competent in the operating procedures for those processes; 4.) failure to provide refresher training at least every three years; 5.) failure to train each employee involved in the ongoing mechanical integrity associated with each process; 6.) failure to investigate each incident which resulted in or could have resulted in a catastrophic chemical release; 7.) failure to compile, revise and update their Risk Management Plan within five years of its initial submission or most recent update.

Defendants (1)

• Citizens LLC (Charlotte, MI)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITIZENS L.L.C.

  7758 OTTO ROAD, CHARLOTTE, MI, 48813

  Registry ID: 110022451096

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Citizens LLC (Charlotte) CAFO (SB)entered 2012-11-06

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $43,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2012-11-06Final Order Issued
• 2012-11-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-11-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 2012-11-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2013-11-06Pipeline Closed