EPA v. Tree Belt Feedyard, Inc.

Case summary

ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE: DO NOT RELEASE: Administrative Order Tree Belt Feed Yard, Inc. (OKG010078), Gage, Oklahoma: At all times relevant to this Order, Respondent, John Smithson owned or operated a feed operation, located at Gage, in Ellis County, Oklahoma, with a mailing address of Route 2, Box 11, Gage, Oklahoma 73843. The facility is an �animal feeding operation� and a large �Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation� (CAFO) as defined in the NPDES General Permit and the Federal Regulations. On July 3, 2003, the facility reported a June 20, 2003 effluent discharge into Dry Creek to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry (ODAFF). The NPDES requires both State and Federal notification within 14 days. The ODAFF responded in a July 14, 2003, to the facility and relayed this information to the EPA on August 4, 2003. The discharge report states retention pond levels were higher that normal to irrigate 60 acres of sprigged Bermuda grass. This Order requires the facility to submit documentation and schedule a Show Cause meeting with the EPA on proper notification and that the AWRS retention ponds are maintained at correct levels to retain a 25-year, 24-hour rainfall event.

Defendants (1)

• Tree Belt Feeders, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TREE BELT FEEDERS, INC.

  ROUTE 2, BOX 11, GAGE, OK, 73843

  Registry ID: 110011014428

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Tree Belt Feeders, Inc.entered 2003-10-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2003-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2003-10-20Final Order Issued
• 2007-03-21Enforcement Action Closed