EPA v. TYSON FOODS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. TYSON FOODS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION HIGHWAY 96 SOUTH TENAHA, SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS 75974 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING BOILER BLOWDOWN WATER AND WATER FROM THE SE- CONDARY LIQUID CONTAINMENT SYSTEM TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT A NPDES PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $137,500, WHICH CONSTI- TUTES NO MORE THAN $11,000 PER DAY PER VIOLATION FOR EACH VIOLATION.

Defendants (1)

• TYSON FOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TYSON FOODS SERVICE CENTER

  LOOP 157 .5M N HWY 96 S, TENAHA, TX, 75974

  Registry ID: 110006130971

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TYSON FOODS, INC.entered 1998-01-22

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $48,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-09-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-01-22Final Order Issued
• 1998-01-22Compliance Achieved
• 1998-04-21Enforcement Action Closed