EPA v. PILGRIMS PRIDE
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
10/6/10 - EXPEDITED SPILL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENLATY OF $500. ON MAY 18, 2010, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED AN ESTIMATED 500 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF BEAVERDAM CREEK WHICH FLOWS INTO THE SAVANNAH RIVER AND ADJOINING SHORELINES.
Defendants (1)
- PILGRIMS PRIDENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
PILGRIM'S PRIDE PROCESSING PLANT
1129 OLD MIDDLETON RD, ELBERTON, GA, 30635
Registry ID: 110005970734
PILGRIM'S PRIDE PROCESSING PLANT
1129 OLD MIDDLETON RD, ELBERTON, GA, 30635
Registry ID: 110005970734
Statutes cited
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PILGRIMS PRIDEentered 2010-10-06
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $500
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2010-10-06Final Order Issued
- 2010-10-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2010-10-27Enforcement Action Closed
- 2010-11-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200024628
- Case number
- 04-2010-5022
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2010-5022 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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