EPA v. Ridge Prairie Farms CAFO

Case summary

EPA Region 5, Ridge Prairie Farms Inc. and Alan Begole (Respondents) entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order under Section 309(g) of the CWA resolving EPA's claims that Respondent violated Section 301 of the CWA, 33 U.S. C. ? 1311, which prohibits any person from discharging any pollutant from any point source into navigable waters except, among other things, in accordance with the terms of a valid permit issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) under Section 404 of the CWA, 33 U.S. C.? 1344. In Count 1, Respondents placed dredged and fill material into Little Silver Creek to straighten a portion of the stream without a permit. In Count 2, Respondents placed dredged and fill material into an unnamed tributary to Ogles Creek, filling a portion of the stream without a permit. The properties are located in St. Clair County, Illinois. Respondents agree to pay an inflation-adjusted penalty amount of $20,000 applicable to these violations.

Defendants (2)

• Alan BegoleNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Ridge Prairie Farms, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (6)

• ALAN BEGOLE - SITE 5

  11754 EMERALD MOUND SCHOOL ROAD, LEBANON, TOWNSHIP OF, IL, 62254

  Registry ID: 110069547093

• ALAN BEGOLE - SITE 3

  11754 EMERALD MOUND SCHOOL ROAD, LEBANON, TOWNSHIP OF, IL, 62254

  Registry ID: 110069546780

• RIDGE PRAIRIE FARMS, INC.

  7126 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET, CASEYVILLE, TOWNSHIP OF, IL, 62232

  Registry ID: 110069551826

• ALAN BEGOLE - SITE 2

  11754 EMERALD MOUND SCHOOL ROAD, LEBANON, TOWNSHIP OF, IL, 62254

  Registry ID: 110069546637

• ALAN BEGOLE - SITE 4

  11754 EMERALD MOUND SCHOOL ROAD, LEBANON, TOWNSHIP OF, IL, 62254

  Registry ID: 110069547075

• ALAN BEGOLE - SITE 1

  11754 EMERALD MOUND SCHOOL ROAD, LEBANON, TOWNSHIP OF, IL, 62254

  Registry ID: 110069551835

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Ridge Prairie Farms CAFOentered 2018-07-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2018-04-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2018-04-24Public Comment Period Start
• 2018-05-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-07-26Final Order Issued
• 2018-08-08Compliance Achieved
• 2018-08-08Enforcement Action Closed