EPA v. MAHARD EGG FARM, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION, AKA GRANITE RANC

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. MAHARD EGG FARM, A TEXAS CORPORATION (CAFO) AKA GRANITE RANCH STATE HIGHWAY 7, APPROXIMATELY 3.5 MILES EAST OF THE IN- TERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 7 AND 99 MILBURN, JOHNSTON COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 73450 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO DEVELOP AND FULLY IMPLEMENT AN APPROPRIATE POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (PPP) AND DISCHARGING WASTE- WATER TO PETER SANDY CREEK. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $137,500 FOR THE VIOLATION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• MAHARD EGG FARM, INC. AKA GRANITE RANCHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• MAHARD EGG FARM-GRANITE

  RT #1 - BOX 25A (STATE HWY 7, 3.5 M E OF INTX OF H, MILBURN, OK, 73450

  Registry ID: 110011014302

• MAHARD EGG FARM-GRANITE

  RT #1 - BOX 25A (STATE HWY 7, 3.5 M E OF INTX OF H, MILBURN, OK, 73450

  Registry ID: 110011014302

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MAHARD EGG FARM, INC., D/B/A GRANITE RANCHentered 1999-11-15

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-11-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-11-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-11-15Final Order Issued
• 2000-01-13Compliance Achieved
• 2000-01-13Enforcement Action Closed