# ROUTH, J.H. PACKING COMPANY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32277`
- **Case Number:** 05-2000-0244
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $21K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- ROUTH, J.H. PACKING COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON OCTOBER 12, 1999, AT 4:45 P.M., THE FACILITY HAD A 1,600  POUND RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA INSIDE OF A BUILDING.     AT 5:45 P.M. THE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE  DOORS WERE OPENED AND THE ANHYDROUS AMMONIA WAS ALLOWED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.  AT 11:00 P.M. A TRUCK CARRYING ANHYDROUS    AMMONIA WAS CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM TO RECHARGE THE SYSTEM.  TO RECHARGE THE SYSTEM IT TOOK ABOUT 1.5 HOURS AND 1,600     POUNDS OF ANHYDROUS AMMONIA.  THE FACILITY CALLED THE        NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER ON OCTOBER 13, 1999, AT 8:55 A.M.,  OR ABOUT 5.5 HOURS AFTER THE FACILITY HAD ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE   OF EXCEEDING THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY OF 100 POUNDS.  THE     FACILITY WAS LATE IN NOTIFYING THE STATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE  COMMISSION AND THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE.  THE  FACILITY PROVIDED THE WRITTEN FOLLOW-UP REPORTS TO THE SERC  AND THE LEPC ON OCTOBER 25, 1999.  THE FACILITY HAS NEVER    PROVIDED THE EMERGENCY AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL INVENTORY      FORM TO THE SERC, THE LEPC, OR THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.    THE U.S. EPA WILL DEFER THE EPCRA VIOLATIONS PENDING THE     RESOLUTION OF THE STATE EPCRA ACTION.  THE FACILITY HAS      305 EMPLOYEES AND WOULD BE CONSIDERED TO BE A SMALL BUSINESS BY THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.                        ON OCTOBER 12, 1999, AT 4:45 PM, J. H. ROUTH PACKING COM-    PANY HAD A 1,600 POUND RELEASE OF ANHYDROUS7 AMMONIA.  THIS  RELEASE WAS 16 TIMES GREATER THAN THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY    ESTABLISHED UNDER CERCLA.  THE RESPO

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