EPA v. OPPLIGER FEED YARD, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. OPPLIGER FEED YARD, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 5 MILES EAST OF CLOVIS ON HIGHWAY CLOVIS, CURRY COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88101 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO FULLY IMPLEMENT ITS POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN AND VIOLATING THE GENERAL CONDITIONS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO). THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHATEVER ACTION IS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT A POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (PPP) UTILIZING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPS) AS APPROPRIATE FOR THE FACILITY, AND B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A LETTER TO EPA CERTIFYING WHAT ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• OPPLIGER FEED YARD, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OPPLIGER FEEDYARD INC

  5 MI E OF CLOVIS ON HW, CLOVIS, NM, 88101

  Registry ID: 110010747200

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OPPLIGER FEED YARD, INC.entered 1999-07-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-07-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-07-30Final Order Issued
• 1999-08-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-12-23Compliance Achieved
• 1999-12-23Enforcement Action Closed