EPA v. Center Point Dairy

Case summary

Based on citizen complaints about the discharge of pollutants into Big Creek and an unnamed tributary to Schooley Creek in Hopkins County, Texas, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking a penalty to address violations of the federal Clean Water Act. The dairy, located about six miles south of Brashear, on the south side of Farm Road 2653, is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. The facility has been ordered to immediately stop all discharges of pollutants from its lagoon and domestic septic systems. The facility has been given seven days to clean up areas where domestic septic waste has pooled, and 14 days to properly remove solid waste from domestic septic tanks and repair septic waste collection systems. The dairy has also been asked to remove sediment buildup in its lagoon and restore the lagoon to proper operating conditions.

Defendants (1)

• Center Point DairyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CENTER POINT DAIRY

  6121 FM 2653 SOUTH, CUMBY, TX, 75433

  Registry ID: 110023141465

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Center Point Dairyentered 2008-09-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2007-09-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2007-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-03-28Amended Complaint
• 2008-09-03Final Order Issued
• 2008-09-12Enforcement Action Closed
• 2008-09-12NPDES Closed