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MEYER'S BAKERY, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION

Judicial · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 38241

$2.00M
Penalty
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Cost recovery
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Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1998-0549
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-2-1-06120
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 113 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT ( CAA 0, 42 U.S.C. SEC- TION 7413. 2. MEYER'S BAKERY, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION HIGHWAY 67 EAST HOPE, HEMPSTEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS 71801 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 608 OF THE CAA BY (1) FAILING TO REPAIR REFRIGERANT LEAKS IN THREE PIECES OF ITS INDUSTRIAL PROCESS REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT, (2) FAILING TO TO DO INITIAL LEAK CHECKS AS REQUIRED WHEN IT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR LEAKS IN ITS THREE MIXERS, (3) FAIL- ING TO DO FOLLOW-UP LEAK CHECKS AS REQUIRED WHEN IT AT- TEMPTED TO REPAIR LEAKS TO THE THREE MIXERS, (4) FAILING TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR LEAK REPAIR AS REQUIRED, (5) FAIL- ING TO REPORT TO HEADQUARTERS THAT IT COULD NOT REPAIR LEAKS WITHIN THE REQUIRED 30 DAYS, AND (6) FAILING TO KEEP RECORDS AS REQUIRED. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 113 OF THE CAA, EPA RE- FERS THIS REFERRAL TO DOJ FOR ENFORCEMENT ACTION. EPA IS SEEKING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRING AT THE RESPONDENT'S HOPE, AR. FACI- LITY. REGION 6 IS IN THE PROCESS OF CLACULATING THE PEN- ALTY AMOUNT FOR THIS ACTION. AFTER PRELIMINARY REVIEW, THE ESTIMATED PENALTY FOR THE COMBINED VIOLATIONS FOR ALL THREE MIXERS IS APPROXIMATELY $1,000,000. ONCE CALCULA- TIONS ARE FINALIZED, THEY WILL BE

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