EPA v. CENTRAL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Case summary

CENTRAL HAD SUBSTANTIAL EXCEEDENCES OF ITS NPDES PERMIT. WE ARE TAKING AN ACTION UNDER SECTION 308 OF THE CWA FOR BOTH UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES AND FOR VIOLATIONS OF THEIR NPDES PERMIT. CENTRAL IS A MISSISSIPPI CORP. OWNED BY FIVE LARGE CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING TYSON. CENTRAL IS A LARGE CHICKEN RENDERING PLANT. THIS IS A PENALTY CASE PRIMARILY, ALTHOUGH WE WILL BE REQUESTED ANY NECESSARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO RETURN THE PLANT TO FULL COMPLIANCE. THIS CASE IS A PARALLEL PROCEEDING IN WHICH A GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN. THE PURPOSE OF THIS CASE IS TO PRESERVE THE VIOLATIONS AS THE FIVE YEAR SOL HAS ALREADY RUN ON A NUMBER OF VIOLATIONS AND IS ABOUT TO RUN ON OTHERS. THUS, OECA ALLOWED THE REGION TO SEND THE REFERRAL DIRECTLY TO DOJ DESPITE IT BEING A CASE OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Defendants (1)

• CENTRAL INDUSTRIES, INC.Named in complaint

Facilities (1)

• CENTRAL INDUSTRIES INC

  HWY 80 W, FOREST, MS, 39074

  Registry ID: 110064215406

Statutes cited

• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-07-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1999-07-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 1999-08-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-11-07Concluded
• 2000-11-07Enforcement Action Closed