EPA v. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (NC)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS REFERRAL REQUESTS DOJ TO FILE A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CAA STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION PROVISIONS. REGION 8 FORMALLY REFERS FOR ACTION AS PART OF THE NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT WITH COSTCO. REGION 8 HAS TWELVE COSTCO LOCATIONS IN COLORADO, FIVE IN MONTANA, AND 9 LOCATIONS IN UTAH. VIOLATIONS INCLUDE FAILURE TO REPAIR LEAKS WITHIN 30 DAYS, FAILURE TO PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A 1 YEAR RETROFIT PROGRAM, FAILURE TO KEEP RECORDS OF THE QUANTITY OF REFRIGERANT ADDED TO APPLIANCES AND FAILURE TO KEEP RECORDS IDENTIFYING THE APPLIANCES SERVICED FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE YEARS.
Defendants (1)
- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COSTCO WHOLESALE
8686 PARK MEADOWS CENTER DRIVE, LITTLETON, CO, 80124-5129
Registry ID: 110002998677
Statutes cited
- CAA TITLE6 — Stratospheric Ozone Protection
- CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION (NC)entered 2014-11-05
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $18,076
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2012-02-09Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2012-03-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2014-09-03Final Order Lodged
- 2014-09-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 2014-11-05Final Order Entered
- 2018-04-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000006866
- Case number
- 08-2012-0042
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Stratospheric Ozone Protection
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2012-0042 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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