EPA v. Roche Fruit
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Roche Fruit, a cold storage facility in Yakima, Washington, stored approximately 10,800 pounds of ammonia on site in 2001. The facility failed to file a Material Safety Data Sheet or annual inventory for storage of a hazardous substance with the Local Emergency Planning Committee, the State Emergency Response Commission, or the Yakima Fire Department for that year as required by EPCRA ? 312. Administrative penalties are sought for these violations.
Defendants (1)
- Roche FruitNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ROCHE FRUIT
609 N 1ST AVE, YAKIMA, WA, 98907
Registry ID: 110015761923
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Roche Fruitentered 2003-08-12
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $40,221
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2003-07-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-08-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-08-12Final Order Issued
- 2003-09-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 98587
- Case number
- 10-2003-0106
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Primary statute
- Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2003-0106 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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