EPA v. Apple King, LLC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On January 28, 2015, Region 10 settled with Apple King, LLC for violations of Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) for failing to file its annual Tier II Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reports for four years for anhydrous ammonia at its facility. EPCRA Section 312 requires companies to file hazardous chemical inventory report forms with the State Emergency Response Commission, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the local Fire Department each year by March 1st. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $65,709.91.
Defendants (1)
- Apple King, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
APPLE KING LLC
3581 MAPLEWAY ROAD, YAKIMA, WA, 98908
Registry ID: 110010907670
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Apple King, LLCentered 2015-01-28
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $65,383
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2014-12-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-01-28Final Order Issued
- 2015-01-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-03-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600021578
- Case number
- 10-2015-0043
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2015-0043 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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