EPA v. SAYER FARMS, INC.

Case summary

6/17/16 - OIL SPILL EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $500. ALLEGATIONS: ON OR ABOUT 6/25/15, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED APPROX 280 GALLONS OF OIL INTO OR UPON ROUGH CREEK AND/OR ADJOINING SHORELINES. EPA OBTAINED THIS INFO FROM THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER REPORT. ROUGH CREEK EVENTUALLY FLOWS INTO THE ALAPAHA RIVER. THE ALAPAHA RIVER IS A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. AND IS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF CWA 311. RESPONDENT'S DISCHARGE OF OIL ON OR ABOUT JUNE 25, 2015, FROM ITS FACILITY CAUSED A FILM OR SHEEN UPON OR DISCOLORATION OF THE SURFACE OF ROUGH CREEK AND/OR UPON THE ADJOINING SHORELINES, WHICH EVENTUALLY FLOWS TO THE ALAPAHA RIVER AND THEREFORE WAS IN A QUANTITY THAT HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAY BE HARMFUL UNDER 40 CFR 110.3, WHICH IMPLEMENTS CWA 311(b)(3) AND (b)(4).

Defendants (1)

• SAYER FARMS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OIL SPILL (SAYER FARMS, INC.)

  1196 U.S. HIGHWAY 319, TIFTON, GA, 31794

  Registry ID: 110069325037

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SAYER FARMS, INC.entered 2016-06-17

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $500

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-06-17Final Order Issued
• 2016-06-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-06-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-08-02Enforcement Action Closed