EPA v. TYSON FOODS, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. TYSON FOODS, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 1019 SHELBYVILLE STREET CENTER, SHELBY COUNTY, TEXAS 75935 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF 10,000 GALLONS OF UNTREATED PROCESS WATER THROUGH ITS OUTFALL INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $11,000 FOR THE VIOLA- TION CITED.

Defendants (1)

• TYSON FOODS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TYSON FOODS INCORPORATED

  1019 SHELBYVILLE ST., CENTER, TX, 75935

  Registry ID: 110000458683

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TYSON FOODS, INC.entered 2001-02-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-08-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-08-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-02-08Final Order Issued
• 2001-03-13Compliance Achieved
• 2001-03-27Enforcement Action Closed