EPA v. Wilcox Farms, Inc.

Case summary

On June 09, 2015, Region 10 settled with Wilcox Farms, Inc. for violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) for failing to file its annual Tier II Hazardous Chemical Inventory Report for 2013 for anhydrous ammonia, propane, diesel, and sulfuric acid at its facility in Roy, Washington. 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 assessed penalty was $15,625. In addition, Respondent will convert an existing diesel-fueled boiler to a propane-fueled boiler to decrease overall air emissions as part of a Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) valued at $96,000.

Defendants (1)

• Wilcox Farms, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WILCOX FARMS INC

  40400 HARTS LAKE VALLEY RD, ROY, WA, 98580

  Registry ID: 110002150804

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Wilcox Farms, Inc.entered 2015-06-09

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $15,625 · SEP: $96,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-04-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-06-09Final Order Issued
• 2015-06-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-01-04Enforcement Action Closed