This is a civil judicial referral against Columbus Mfg. Inc. for violations of CAA §112(r), CERCLA §103, and EPCRA §§ 304 & 312 for violations at its facilities in South San Francisco and Hayward, CA. The referral seeks injunctive relief and civil penalties.
UPDATE -
On 3/14/12 the US District Court for the Northern District of California entered the Consent Decree settling this matter. The Consent Decree requires Columbus Manufacturing Inc. to, among other things, 1) convert its ammonia refrigeration system to an inherently safer ammonia-glycol hybrid system and 2) pay a civil penalty of $685.466.