EPA v. United States Cold Storage LP AOC

Case summary

On August 29, 2016, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order of Consent (AOC) under its authority pursuant to section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to United States Cold Storage, LP located in Fort Worth, Texas. The AOC was issued in response to violation of the general duty clause in section 112(r)(1) of the CAA. The AOC requires United States Cold Storage, LP to comply with the general duties to identify hazards, design and maintain a safe facility so as to prevent releases, and mitigate releases that do occur as follows: within 30 days of the effective date of this order, United States Cold Storage, LP shall certify that it has evaluated all of the hydrostatic relief valves in operation at the Facility to ensure that they are set at a pressure differential appropriate for safe facility operation.

Defendants (1)

• United States Cold Storage LPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• UNITED STATES COLD STORAGE, FT. WORTH

  2554 DOWNING DRIVE, FORT WORTH, TX, 76106-3023

  Registry ID: 110000502260

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][1] — Prevention of Accidental Release/General Duty Clause

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• United States Cold Storage LP AOCentered 2016-08-29

  Primary law: CAA

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2016-08-29Final Order Issued
• 2016-08-29Air Resolved
• 2016-08-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-08-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-08-29Compliance Achieved
• 2016-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered