EPA v. Safeway (NC) (Lead)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Under this national settlement, Safeway must implement a refrigerant compliance management system designed to prevent future violations of ozone protection requirements, reduce its corporate-wide average leak rate from 25% to 18% or below in 2015, and reduce the aggregate refrigerant emissions at its highest-emission stores by 10% each year for three years, at 659 stores nationwide.
Defendants (1)
- SafewayNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SAFEWAY STORE #936
710 BANCROFT RD, WALNUT CREEK, CA, 94598
Registry ID: 110037575004
Statutes cited
- CAA 608 — National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Safeway (NC) (Lead)entered 2013-11-01
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $338,695
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2008-09-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2008-09-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2013-09-04Final Order Lodged
- 2013-09-04Complaint Filed With Court
- 2013-11-01Concluded
- 2013-11-01Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1400005912
- Case number
- 09-2008-0503
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- National Recycling & Emission Reduction Program
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2008-0503 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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