4/7/2026 ? CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $46,553 TO BE PAID WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS OF RECEIVING A COPY OF THE FULLY CAFO.
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS:
ON MARCH 5, 2024, THE EPA CONDUCTED AN ON-SITE INSPECTION OF THE RMPROGRAM RELATED RECORDS AND EQUIPMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSESSING THE RESPONDENT?S COMPLIANCE WITH THE RMPROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND THE IMPLEMENTED RECOGNIZED AND GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICES (RAGAGEP) FOR ITS COVERED PROCESS AT ITS FACILITY.
AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, EPA OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING
- SIGNAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED TO IDENTIFY THE EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH OR THE EMERGENCY VENTILATION ACTIVATION SWITCH OUTSIDE AMMONIA MACHINERY ROOMS
- PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES (PRVS) ASSOCIATED WITH COMPRESSORS C1, C2, AND C3 INSIDE AMR 1 WERE SCHEDULED FOR RECERTIFICATION OR REPLACEMENT BY JANUARY 2024 BUT WERE STILL IN USE IN MARCH 2024. FACILITY REPRESENTATIVES STATED THE PRVS HAD NOT BEEN RECERTIFIED OR REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION.
- PALLETIZED OIL DRUMS (COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS) WERE BEING STORED OUTSIDE OF APPROVED FIRE-RATED STORAGE CONTAINERS.
- STAIRWAY GATES TO ACCESS THE AMMONIA EQUIPMENT ON THE ROOFS OF AMRS 1 AND 2/3 AND THE SECURITY FENCE SURROUNDING AMR 4 (ALL HIGH HAZARD CONTENT AREAS WITH OCCUPANT LOADS IN EXCESS OF FIVE) WERE EQUIPPED WITH LOCKING HARDWARE THAT DID NOT MEET PANIC HARDWARE OR FIRE EXIT HARDWARE STANDARDS.
- AMMONIA PIPING ASSOCIATED WITH HPR V-30 AND ON THE ROOF W