EPA v. Shining Ocean, Inc.

Case summary

On June 9, 2015, EPA and Shining Ocean, Inc. (Sumner, Washington) filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the hazardous substances reporting requirements of Section 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Shining Ocean failed to submit a Tier II Chemical Inventory report to the State Emergency Response Commission, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the local fire department for stored anhydrous ammonia and sulfuric acid for the calendar years 2009 through 2013. Respondent agreed to pay a penalty of $16,575. In addition, Shining Ocean will implement a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) valued at $87,800 to upgrade the facility's ammonia monitoring system to prevent potential, and rapidly respond to actual, ammonia releases. The SEP includes Next Generation compliance tools by incorporating the use of modern information technology (i.e., smart phones) into the ammonia monitoring system.

Defendants (1)

• Shining Ocean, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SHINING OCEAN (TRUE WORLD)

  1515 PUYALLUP ST, SUMNER, WA, 98390

  Registry ID: 110054921046

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPCRA 311 — Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Shining Ocean, Inc.entered 2015-06-09

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $16,575 · SEP: $87,500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-01-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-06-09Final Order Issued
• 2015-06-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-08-13Enforcement Action Closed