EPA v. PENTAIR AQUATIC ECO-SYSTEMS, INC

Case summary

7/17/2023 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $206,600. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(A), BY SELLING AND DISTRIBUTING UNREGISTERED PESTICIDES AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION IV OF THIS CAFO. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(F) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(F), BY SELLING AND DISTRIBUTING MISBRANDED PESTICIDE DEVICES AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION IV OF THIS CAFO. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(L) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(L), BY FAILING TO SUBMIT ANNUAL PRODUCTION REPORTS TO THE EPA FOR THE YEARS 2017 AND 2019, AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 7(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136E(A) AND 40 C.F.R. ? 167.85(D).

Defendants (1)

• PENTAIR AQUATIC ECO-SYSTEMS, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PENTAIR AQUATIC ECO SYSTEMS INC

  2395 APOPKA BOULEVARD, APOPKA, FL, 32703

  Registry ID: 110055251935

• PENTAIR AQUATIC ECO SYSTEMS INC

  2395 APOPKA BOULEVARD, APOPKA, FL, 32703

  Registry ID: 110055251935

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A2L — Establishment Registration
• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded
• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PENTAIR AQUATIC ECO-SYSTEMS, INCentered 2023-07-17

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $206,600

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2023-07-17Final Order Issued
• 2023-07-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2023-07-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2023-08-16Enforcement Action Closed