# METRO RECOVERY SYSTEMS
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1993 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `28556`
- **Case Number:** 05-1993-1359
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $70K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- METRO RECOVERY SERVICES (complaint) (settlement)
- U.S. FILTER RECOVERY SERVICES, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

A RELEASE OF APPROXIMTELY 1840 POUNDS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA   WAS RELEASEDFROM THE FACILITY INTO THE AIR ON JANUARY 11,    1992.  THE RELEASE WASDISCOVERED AROUND 11:00 AM ON THAT     DATE.  TWO EMPLOYEES AT THE PLANTNOTICED OR HAD CALLED TO    THEIR ATTENTION, THE SMELLS OF AMMONIA.  THEYTOOK NO ACTION, HOWEVER, AND A SOMEONE AT A NEIGHBORING FACILITY CALLEDIN    THE ODOR TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AT ABOUT THIS SAME TIME.     THE FIREDEPARTMENT ARRIVED BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE     PLANT MANAGER UNTILAROUND 1:00 P.M.  THE FACILITY DID NOT    NOTIFY THE NRC UNTIL 1930 HOURS(7:30 PM), NOR THE MINNESOTAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION UNTIL 1845HOURS (6:45 P.M.).   THE RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION ONFEBRUARY   5, 1992,  THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THE RESPONDENTFAILED TO      NOTIFY THE NRC AND MERC IMMEDIATELY AND THATWRITTEN          NOTIFICATION WAS LATE.

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