EPA SETTLES WITH PURITY DAIRIES, INC. OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 1995--The U.S. Environment Protection Agency announced today the settlement of an administrative enforcement actions against Purity Dairies, Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee for alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 is a United States federal law locate at Title 42, Chapter 116 of the U.S. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness. (EPCRA EPCRA Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act EPCRA Estes Park Chamber Resort Association (now Estes Park Chamber of Commerce; Estes Park, Colorado, USA) ). The Administrative Complaint alleges that the company failed to submit a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets, see there ) and a completed Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory form for anhydrous ammonia for calendar years 1989-91 to the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC SERC - Science and Engineering Research Council ); the Local Emergency Planning Committee Local Emergency Planning Committees are quasi-governmental bodies, generally at the county or municipal level, in the United States. They do not function in actual emergency situations, but attempt to have identified and catalogued potential hazards and all sorts of resources, (LEPC) and the local fire department with jurisdiction over the facility. Additionally, it is alleged that the company failed to submit reporting forms (Form Rs) for ammonia and phosphoric acid for calendar years 1990-92 to EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. and the Tennessee SERC. The Consent Agreement and Consent Order requires the company to pay a civil penalty of $21,889 to the U.S. Treasury and undertake and complete two pollution prevention/reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). The SEPs will involve removal and installation of equipment to prevent the release of ammonia vapors into the atmosphere, the installation of ammonia vapor detectors, and modification of the effluent control system to reduce discharges of phosphoric acid and caustic compounds to the local wastewater treatment facility. The cost of the SEPs is estimated at $171,000. EPCRA, in part, requires certain businesses to submit annual reports on the amounts, location, and potential effects of certain chemicals stored at their facilities and the total amount of toxic chemicals released into the environment, either accidentally or as a result of routine plant operations. These reports provide communities with information to prepare for and respond to emergencies involving hazardous compounds. CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and Charles Cartwright, 404/347-1033, ext. 4229 Carl Terry, 404/347-3004, ext. 6755 |
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