EPA v. PGP Corporation d/b/a Voss Taylor (Taylor MI) CAFO

Case summary

Respondent submitted to the Michigan SERC, the Wayne County LEPC and the Taylor Fire Department a completed Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory including ferrous chloride, hydrochloric acid, and sodium carbonate on July 22, 2015 for calendar year 2012; on July 22, 2015 for calendar year 2014; and on May 14, 2015 for calendar year 2014. USEPA and Respondent agreed to a CAFO dated March 22, 2016, with a civil penalty of $12,948 for these EPCRA violations. Respondent also agreed to perform a supplemental environmental project (SEP) designed to protect the environment or public health by installing a backup fan on the Facility's scrubber system. Respondent must spend at least $78,860 to install the equipment - a second fan on the scrubber system with gates to switch between fans in the event of the failure of one of the fans. Respondent must submit a SEP completion report to USEPA by January 31, 2017, as outlined in the CAFO.

Defendants (1)

• PGP Corporation d/b/a Voss TaylorNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• VOSS TAYLOR DIV PGP CORP

  7925 BEECH DALY RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180

  Registry ID: 110001130151

• VOSS TAYLOR DIV PGP CORP

  7925 BEECH DALY RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180

  Registry ID: 110001130151

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PGP Corporation d/b/a Voss Taylor (Taylor MI) CAFOentered 2016-03-22

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $12,948 · SEP: $78,860

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2016-03-22Final Order Issued
• 2016-03-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-03-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-02-13Enforcement Action Closed
• 2017-02-13Pipeline Closed