EPA v. Mr. Isaac Dominguez d/b/a Dominguez Dairy
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
An Administrative Order was issued to Mr. Isaac Dominguez d/b/a Dominguez Dairy on August 17, 2007, for violating Section 301 of the Clean Water Act. Specifically: improper handling of animal wastes; unlined feedlot storm and wastewater lagoons, and; failure to maintain documentation that waste solids and slurried lagoon wastewater is applied at crop uptake levels. Mr. Dominguez is currently working with the State of New Mexico to develop an abatement plan to address animal waste lagoon integrity. This Order requires the facility to ensure the dairys liquid & solid wastes are handled and disposed of in compliance with requirements of the NPDES general permit.
Defendants (1)
- Mr. Isaac DominguezNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DOMINGUEZ DAIRY (NMG010054)
P.O. BOX 21, MESQUITE, NM, 88048
Registry ID: 110018917546
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Mr. Isaac Dominguez d/b/a Dominguez Dairyentered 2007-08-17
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2007-08-17Final Order Issued
- 2007-09-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-07-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600060320
- Case number
- 06-2007-1872
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2007-1872 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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