Citrus and Allied Essences, Ltd., an essential oils producer located in Belcamp, Maryland will pay a $59,472 penalty and perform $44,000 SEP to settle allegations of RCRA C violations. The CAFO was filed on July 29, 2016.
Citrus RCRA C violations primarily centered on a tank used by Citrus to store spent terps used distilled from fruit and vegetables to produces essential oils used in flavoring and fragrances. Citrus had mistakenly considered itself exempt from RCRA C regulation for many years since Citrus sent its spent terps for incineration to a facility in Virginia under the RCRA comparable fuels exemption, which has since been vacated. 40 C.F.R. ? 261.38(b)(2); NRC v. EPA (D.C.Cir. June 27, 2014).
Citrus will implement a Compliance-based EMS at both its Maryland and California facilities as a SEP. Citrus will be required to expend at least $44,000 to implement the SEP.