# Apache Nitrogen Products
> **Judicial** · FY2018 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3601423540`
- **Case Number:** 09-2018-3501
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- Apache Nitrogen (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

The Department of Justice and EPA Region 9 have reached settlement with Apache Nitrogen Products, a fertilizer manufacturer located near St. David, Arizona, for violations of CAA 112(r), CERCLA 103, and EPCRA Section 304. Apache Nitrogen will perform significant injunctive relieve over the next 3 years, including a process safety culture audit, preventative maintenance software upgrades, and installation of an ammonia monitoring system. Apache Nitrogen will pay a civil penalty of $1,500,000.

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