EPA v. EDWARDS COUNCILOR COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

On February 5-6, 2025, Region 3 issued 52 Notices of Warning (NOW) for Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) violations at EPA-Registered Pesticide Producer Establishments throughout Region 3. Each establishment was cited for failure to submit their 2023 annual pesticide production report on or before the March 1, 2024 deadline or failure to submit their initial report within 30 days of registering, as required. Every March 1st, and within 30 days of registering with EPA, these establishments are required to submit their production reports to EPA, listing the names and types of pesticides they produce, the amounts produced and distributed in the previous year, and the amount they expect to produce in the coming year. The cited facilities include: 4 Delaware, 6 Maryland, 26 Pennsylvania, 14 Virginia and 2 West Virginia Pesticide Producer Establishments. The respective Departments of Agriculture were notified of these actions.

Defendants (1)

• EDWARDS COUNCILOR COMPANY, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EDWARDS COUNCILOR COMPANY, INC.

  1427 BAKER ROAD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA, 23455

  Registry ID: 110033195557

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2L — Establishment Registration

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EDWARDS COUNCILOR COMPANY, INC.entered 2025-02-05

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2025-02-05Final Order Issued
• 2025-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered