EPA v. COUNTRY ACRES FARM
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
This is a civil action against a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) for violations of Section 301 and 309 of CWA. Violations include: repeated discharges of manure-contaminated wastes int stream and associated wetlands in violatio of its NPDES permit, failure to comply with EPA administrative order issued under Section 309(a) of CWA. The complaint seeks injunctive relief to prevent further illegal discharges and a penalty.
Defendants (1)
- COUNTRY ACRES FARM (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COUNTRY ACRES FARM
MOOSEHEAD TRAIL ROAD, ROUTE 7, DIXMONT, ME, 04932
Registry ID: 110028274677
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COUNTRY ACRES FARMentered 2008-03-27
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2007-01-19Complaint Filed With Court
- 2007-01-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2007-01-19Final Order Lodged
- 2007-02-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2008-03-27Concluded
- 2008-03-27Enforcement Action Closed
- 2008-03-27Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600029681
- Case number
- 01-2007-2038
- DOJ docket
- 07-CV-00007(JAW)(MJK)
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2007-2038 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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