8/20/15 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,767, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. RESPONDENT AGREES TO COMPLETE A SEP.
ALLEGATIONS:
ON DEC 10, 2013, A RELEASE OF AMMONIA ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) OCCURRED AT THE FACILITY. RESPONDENT WAS IN CHARGE OF THE FACILITY ON DEC 10, 2013. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF CERCLA 103(a) BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF AMMONIA IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.