EPA v. VLASIC FARMS, INC.

Case summary

THIS IS ONE OF FIVE IUS IN THE WEST CHICAGO AREA THAT WE WILL BE TAKING AN ACTION ON. THIS ONE IS PENALTIES ONLY FOR STORM WATER AND PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS. BETWEEN JUNE 1994 AND JUNE 1998, VLASIC FARMS (FKA CAMPBELL'S FRESH) DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS INTO THE WEST CHICAGO POTW AT LEVELS EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS SET FORTH IN THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO'S ORDINANCE AND VLASIC FARMS' INDUSTRIAL USER DISCHARGE PERMIT. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 23 DAYS OF VIOLATION OF SECTION 307 OF THE CWA. COMPLAINT WAS FILED UNDER SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA ON SEPT. 30, 1998, SEEKING A PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY OF $62,000. CASE SETTLED FOR A $12,000 PENALTY AND A SEP VALUED AT $79,700. COMPLAINT WAS FILED IN U.S. DIST. CT. ON 3/2/99.

Defendants (1)

• VLASIC FARMS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• VLASIC FARMS INCORPORATED

  1000 E HAWTHORNE LN, WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185

  Registry ID: 110001287027

• VLASIC FARMS INCORPORATED

  1000 E HAWTHORNE LN, WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185

  Registry ID: 110001287027

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• VLASIC FARMS, INC.entered 1999-04-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $12,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-10-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-04-08Final Order Issued
• 1999-09-01Enforcement Action Closed