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 301 — NPDES 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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