EPA v. AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$30,000
Case summary
DISCHARGING PHOSPHORUS IN EXCESS OF PERMIT LIMITS AND BY SPILLING PHOSPHORUS AND SULPHURIC ACID INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
Defendants (1)
- AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
IMC PHOSPHATES COMPANY UNCLE SAM PLANT
7250 HIGHWAY 44, UNCLE SAM, LA, 70792
Registry ID: 110006020215
IMC PHOSPHATES COMPANY UNCLE SAM PLANT
7250 HIGHWAY 44, UNCLE SAM, LA, 70792
Registry ID: 110006020215
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANYentered 1992-10-12
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $30,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1992-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1992-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-10-12Final Order Issued
- 1992-10-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35453
- Case number
- 06-1992-0107
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1992-0107 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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