EPA v. O.K. FOODS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$18,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. O.K. FOODS TOM WEBB, PRES. 1000 OLD PIKE ROAD HEAVENER, OKLAHOMA 74937 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 301(A), 307(B) AND 308(A) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGES INTO THE POTW THAT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN CAPACITY OF THE POTW FOR BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD). 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $25,000.
Defendants (1)
- O.K. FOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
OK FOODS INCORPORATED
1000 OLD PIKE RD., HEAVENER, OK, 74937
Registry ID: 110000455944
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
O.K. FOODS, INC.entered 1997-11-26
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $18,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-04-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-04-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-11-26Compliance Achieved
- 1997-11-26Final Order Issued
- 1998-01-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36339
- Case number
- 06-1996-0034
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1996-0034 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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