EPA v. AQUA TREAT OF KENTUCKY, INC

Case summary

5/15/2024 - CONSENT AGREEMENT FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $ 23,000. PENALTY DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: THE EPA CONDUCTED AN INSPECTION AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY ON AUGUST 10, 2023. BASED ON THE COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF LABLELS COLLECTED DURING THE INSPECTION, THE EPA DETERMINED MISSING INFORMATION FROM THE LABEL FOR DISTRIBUTOR PRODUCT. ADDITIONALLY, THE LABEL INCLUDED LANGUAGE THAT WAS NOT ON THE EPA-APPROVED LABEL FOR SUBJECT PRODUCT. THE EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 12(A)(1)(A) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. ? 136J(A)(1)(A), BY DISTRIBUTING AND SELLING AN UNREGISTERED PESTICIDE ON MORE THAN ON OCCASIONS BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2022 AND JUNE 2023.

Defendants (1)

• AQUA TREAT OF KENTUCKY, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AQUA TREAT OF KENTUCKY

  609 NORTH GRAHAM STREET, BOWLING GREEN, KY, 42101

  Registry ID: 110038268772

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1A — Unregistered Pesticide

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AQUA TREAT OF KENTUCKY, INCentered 2024-05-15

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $23,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2024-05-15Final Order Issued
• 2024-05-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-05-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-06-26Enforcement Action Closed