EPA v. HENRICHS DAIRY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
The Order is required to ensure that Henrichs Farms Ltd (Henrichs), a medium Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) with approximately 235 head of dairy cows, ceases manure and process wastewater discharges to an intermittent tributary which flows northeast approximately 3.3 miles to perennial Shoal Creek. The Order will also compel Henrichs to provide the necessary containment structures to properly manage wastes generated at the site.
Defendants (1)
- Henrichs Farms, LtdNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HENRICH'S FARMS LTD
19207 ELLWOOD RD., BREESE, IL, 62230
Registry ID: 110043275023
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HENRICHS DAIRYentered 2011-04-20
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2011-04-20Final Order Issued
- 2011-05-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-04-21NPDES Closed
- 2017-04-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600022896
- Case number
- 05-2011-0312
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 05
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-2011-0312 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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