EPA v. W.H. Braum, Inc.

Case summary

An Administrative Order is issued to W. H. Braum, Inc., for violating Section 301 of the Clean Water Act, specifically failure to adequately contain waterborne pollutants from the silage storage area; failure to adequately contain discharge of bio-solids from the compost area; failure to adequately contain the runoff of pollutants from the concrete batch plant area; failure to adequately contain the discharge from the feed mixing hay storage and feed cubing area; unauthorized discharge of wastewater from the ice cream plant into the animal waste retention structure; and incomplete location maps or layout drawing(s) of wastewater distribution lines. The Order requires the facility to properly design structures at the silage storage area, the bio-solids compost area, and the concrete batch plant to contain all wastewater plus runoff generated during the 25-year, 24-hour storm event; document contents of wastewater produced at the ice cream plant flowing into the animal waste retention structure, and; submit the engineering location maps or layout drawing(s) of the wastewater distribution lines

Defendants (1)

• W.H. Braum, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BRAUM'S DAIRY

  PO BOX 725, TUTTLE, OK, 73089

  Registry ID: 110000709993

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• W.H. Braum, Inc.entered 2005-02-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2004-11-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-12-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-02-16Final Order Issued
• 2005-03-03Enforcement Action Closed