EPA v. P4 Production, LLC

Case summary

On March 26, 2015, EPA Region 10 and the Department of Justice settled with P4 Productions LLC for violations of CERCLA 103(a), EPCRA 304, and EPCRA 313. One of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act's (EPCRA) primary purposes is to inform citizens of toxic chemical releases in their areas. The CERCLA 103(a) and EPCRA 304 violations involved a failure to disclose releases of hazardous substances involving hydrogen cyanide, mercury, nitrogen oxides, and sulfur dioxide. Under EPCRA Section 313, facilities that manufacture, process, or use toxic chemicals over certain quantities must file annual reports estimating the amounts released to the environment, treated or recycled on-site, or transferred off-site for waste management. The failure to submit hazardous chemical inventory forms, the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Report, is a violation of Section 313. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $600,000.

Defendants (1)

• P4 Production, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• P4 PRODUCTION LLC

  1853 HWY 34, SODA SPRINGS, ID, 832760816

  Registry ID: 110000743982

• P4 PRODUCTION LLC

  1853 HWY 34, SODA SPRINGS, ID, 832760816

  Registry ID: 110000743982

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• P4 Production, LLCentered 2015-03-26

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $600,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2011-07-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2011-07-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-03-26Final Order Entered
• 2015-03-26Complaint Filed With Court
• 2015-03-26Concluded
• 2015-03-26Final Order Lodged
• 2017-01-19Enforcement Action Closed