# PRIMERA FOODS CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31564`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0209
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $14K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- PRIMERA FOODS CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FACILITY FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AND SERC OF A  RELEASE OF 1,680 POUNDS OF AMMONIA, AND FAILED TO PROVIDE A  WRITTEN FOLLOW UP REPORT AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER THE    RELEASE.                                                       THE FACILITY HAD A RELEASE OF 1,680 POUNDS OF AMMONIA FROM THE FACILITY ON MAY 2, 1998.  AMMONIA IS A CERCLA HAZARDOUS  SUBSTANCE AND AN EPCRA EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE WITH A  100 POUND REPORTABLE QUANTITY.  THE RELEASE WAS 16 TIMES THE RQ.  THE RELEASE WAS FROM PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES THAT INTER- MITTENTLY OPENED DUE TO A HIGH PRESSURE SITUATION IN THEIR   REFRIGERATION SYSTEM.  PRIMERA FAILED TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE   NOTIFICATION TO THE NRC PURSUANT TO CERCLA 103 AND FAILED TO IMMEDIATE NOTICE TO THE MINNESOTA SERC PURSUANT TO EPCRA 304 NOTIFICATION WAS MADE APPROXIMATELY 33 HOURS AFTER THE       RELEASE BEGAN.

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