EPA v. FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE, INC.

Case summary

On September 29, 2025, Region 3 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order ( CAFO ) commencing and concluding an administrative enforcement action against Four Seasons Produce, Inc., a produce storage and distribution facility located in Ephrata, Pennsylvania (the Facility ). The CAFO was issued for alleged violations of Section 311 of the CWA and the implementing Oil Pollution Prevention Regulations at 40 CFR Part 112, including failure to prepare and implement a spill prevention, control, and countermeasure ( SPCC ) plan and failure to have adequate secondary containment at the Facility. The CAFO also resolves Respondent's alleged violations of Section 402 of the CWA for failure to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( NPDES ) permit (Permit No. PA0247537) by failing to install best management practices to inlets; implement best management practices to clean up spills and leaks; and develop and implement a preparedness, prevention and contingency ( PPC ) plan. This enforcement action furthers Administrator Zeldin's Pillar 1: Clean Air, Land, and Water for Every American. EPA notified Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection ( PADEP ) in advance of this action, and PADEP had no objections. Per the terms of the Consent Agreement, Four Seasons Produce will pay a penalty of $28,500.

Defendants (1)

• FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE, INC.

  400 WABASH RD, EPHRATA, PA, 17522

  Registry ID: 110020623707

• FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE

  400 WABASH RD, EPHRATA, PA, 17522-9100

  Registry ID: 110020623707

• FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE

  400 WABASH ROAD, EPHRATA, PA, 17522

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE, INC.entered 2025-09-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $28,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2025-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2025-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-11-21NPDES Closed
• 2025-11-21Enforcement Action Closed