EPA v. SALT PLAINS FEEDERS, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. SALT PLAINS FEEDERS, INC., AN OKLAHOMA CORPORATION HC 60, BOX 94 FREEDOM, WOODS COUNTY, TEXAS 73842 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN APPROPRIATE POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (PPP) FOR ITS FACILITY BY MAR. 10, 1994. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IS NECESSARY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ITS PPP AND CORRECT THE INSPECTION DEFICIENCIES AND MAINTAIN THE PPP AT THE FACILITY, AND B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A LETTER TO EPA CERTIFYING THAT THE INSPECTION DEFICIENCIES HAVE BEEN CORRECTED, OR IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRIT- TEN PLAN FOR THE COMPLETION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN AP- PROPRIATE PPP IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE, INCLUDING A DETAILED REPORT OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AND A PROPOSED DATE OF COMPLETION AND IMPLEMENTATION.

Defendants (1)

• SALT PLAINS FEEDERS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SALT PLAINS FEEDYARD INC

  HWY 60 12 MLES FROM FREEDOM, HC 60, BOX 94, FREEDOM, OK, 73842

  Registry ID: 110010697781

• SALT PLAINS FEEDYARD INC

  HWY 60 12 MLES FROM FREEDOM, HC 60, BOX 94, FREEDOM, OK, 73842

  Registry ID: 110010697781

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SALT PLAINS FEEDERS, INC.entered 1998-11-19

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-11-19Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-12-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-10-20Enforcement Action Closed