EPA v. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. - SULPHUR SPRINGS

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION . 2. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. 1123 MAIN STREET SULPHUR SPRINGS, HOPKINS COUNTY, TEXAS 75482 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED A VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. RESPONDENT FAILED TO FILE A FORM R FOR N511 (DISSOCIABLE NITRATE COMPOUNDS) FOR YEARS 1995-1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

• DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INCORPORATED SULPHUR SPRINGS

  1101 MAIN STREET, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX, 75482

  Registry ID: 110000504339

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICAentered 2001-05-30

  Primary law: EPCRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-04-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-05-30Final Order Issued
• 2001-05-30Enforcement Action Closed