EPA v. HUDSON FOODS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,000,000
Case summary
HUDSON HAS REPEATEDLY VIOLATED THE EFFLUENT LIMITS IN ITS 1991 NPDES PERMIT (FOR A VARIETH OF POLLUTANTS) AND HAS VIOLATED LESS RESTRICTIVE LIMITS APPLIED BY THE STATE OF MARYLAND PER A COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT. NO PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED BY THE STATE AND HUDSON WAS NOT REQUIRED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE.
Defendants (1)
- HUDSON FOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HUDSON FOODS INC
101 OLD OCEAN CITY BLVD, BERLIN, MD, 218112848
Registry ID: 110010703774
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HUDSON FOODS, INCentered 1998-10-06
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $4,000,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1996-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-01-14Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-05-08Final Order Lodged
- 1998-05-08Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-10-06Final Order Entered
- 2004-02-11Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 17612
- Case number
- 03-1997-0112
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 3RC20
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1997-0112 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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