EPA v. SCHWEIGERT, JOAN
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
FACILITY IS A LARGE CAFO THAT CONFINES 100,000 BROILER CHICKENS. CHICKEN LITTER WAS STORED OUTSIDE AND UNCOVERED FOR MORE THAN 15 DAYS. ACCORDING TO EPA POLICY, THIS CONSTITUES THE USE OF A LIQUID MANURE HANDLING AND THERFORE THE THRESHOLD FOR BEING DEFINED AS A LARGE CAFO IS 30,000 BIRDS. FACILITY DISCHARGE AND PROPOSED TO DISCHARGE NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS FROM CHICKEN AND LITTER STOCKPILES. FACILITY IS BEING ORDERED TO CEASE AND DESIST DISCHARGING WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- SCHWEIGERT, JOAN (SB)Named in settlement
Facilities (1)
JOAN C. SCHWEIGERT CAFO (D/B/A TURLEY CREEK FARMS)
13281 HAWSE RD, LINVILLE, VA, 22834
Registry ID: 110041879287
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SCHWEIGERT, JOANentered 2010-06-01
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2010-06-01Final Order Issued
- 2010-06-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800103414
- Case number
- 03-2010-0307
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2010-0307 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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