EPA v. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. - SCHULENBURG

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. 801 JAMES AVENUE SCHULENBURG, FAYETTE COUNTY, TEXAS 78956 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSED A VIOLATION OF SECTION 313 OF EPCRA. THE RE- SPONDENT FAILED TO FILE FORM RS FOR N511 (DISSOCIABLE NI- TRATE COMPOUNDS) FOR THE YEARS 1995-1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATIONS, AND PAST COMPLIANCE HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFI- CATION 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

  801 JAMES AVE., SCHULENBURG, TX, 78956

  Registry ID: 110000465639

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