EPA v. Gerber Products Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On January 9, 2020, EPA Region 6 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order to Gerber Products Company, resolving three violations of Section 313 of the Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) for its facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas. An EPA audit revealed that the facility failed to report its treatment of nitrate compounds in waste for the 2015, 2016, and 2017 calendar years. Gerber Products has corrected the violations and has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $24,450.00.
Defendants (1)
- Gerber Products CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GERBER PRODUCTS CO.
4301 HARRIET AVE, FORT SMITH, AR, 72904-1607
Registry ID: 110000453517
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Gerber Products Companyentered 2020-01-09
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $24,450
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2020-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-01-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-01-09Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602081763
- Case number
- 06-2020-0500
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDSR
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2020-0500 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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