EPA v. Wheeler Brothers Grain Company, L.L.C.
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Wheeler Brothers Grain Company, L.L.C., owned or operated a beef cattle feedyard located in Watonga, Blaine County, Oklahoma. The facility is considered a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. The alledged violations included but are not limited to failure to install, failure to re-contour, and failure to implement, resulting in an Administrative Order (AO)being issued for violation of the Clean Water Act and requires compliance with applicable federal regulations within thirty (30) days receipt of AO. ODAFF issued a permit on 04/30/2015.
Defendants (1)
- Wheeler Brothers Grain Company, LLCNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
XCEL FEEDYARD LLC (FORMERLY WHEELER BROTHERS FEEDYARD)
260726 E 800 RD., WATONGA, OK, 73772
Registry ID: 110011014437
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Wheeler Brothers Grain Company, L.L.C.entered 2010-11-30
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2010-11-30Final Order Issued
- 2011-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-04-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 2015-04-30NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200038842
- Case number
- 06-2011-1704
- 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 06-2011-1704 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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