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06-2000-0638Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2000· Region 06

EPA v. RANCE MILES, DBA COUNTY LINE DAIRY NO. 1 & 2, A NM CO.

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Compliance action

$2,500,000

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ) 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318(A) AND 1319(A). 2. MR. RANCE MILES, DBA COUNTY LINE DAIRY NO. 1 & 2, A NEW MEXICO COMPANY 160 EAST JACKSON ROAD LAKE ARTHUR, CHAVES COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 88253 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS AND COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES IN THIS AO; B) REPORT COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS OF A SPECIFIC ACTION; C) SUBMIT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS WITHIN 14 DAYS AFTER END OF THE QUARTER; AND D) REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF NON- COMPLIANCE WITH THE CWA ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

Defendants (1)

  • MR. RANCE MILES, DBA COUNTY LINE DAIRYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • COUNTY LINE DAIRY NO. 1 & 2

    160 E JACKSON RD, LAKE ARTHUR, NM, 882539608

    Registry ID: 110010696559

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • MR. RANCE MILES, DBA COUNTY LINE DAIRY NO. 1 & 2entered 2000-05-09

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2000-05-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2000-05-09Final Order Issued
  • 2000-06-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
40257
Case number
06-2000-0638
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6RC-E
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2000-0638 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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