EPA v. Rhodes International
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Region 10 reached settlement with Rhodes International (Rhodes) for violating the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) by failing to properly report the storage of ammonia at its facility located in Caldwell, Idaho. The Caldwell facility produces frozen bread and other bakery products. Rhodes failed to file Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms with State Emergency Response Commission, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the fire department for calendar years 2006 through 2009. Rhodes agreed to pay a penalty of $84,484.
Defendants (1)
- Rhodes InternationalNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
RHODES INITERNATIONAL
14702 KARCHER RD, CALDWELL, ID, 83607
Registry ID: 110046298895
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Rhodes Internationalentered 2012-04-27
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $84,484
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2012-03-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-04-27Final Order Issued
- 2012-04-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000004085
- Case number
- 10-2012-0102
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2012-0102 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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