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06-2012-1790Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2012· Region 06

EPA v. Foster Poultry Farms

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

Cease and Desist Order: The Respondent, Foster Poultry Farms operated a chicken hatchery facility located at Clairborne Parish, Athens, Louisiana. The facility's process waste water lagoon was discharging into an unnamed tributary of Leatherman Creek then to Leatherman Creek then to Black Lake Bayou then to the Red River.

Defendants (1)

  • Foster Poultry FarmsNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • FOSTER POULTRY FARMS ATHENS HATCHERY

    6201 HWY 518, ATHENS, LA, 71003

    Registry ID: 110045497663

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Foster Poultry Farmsentered 2012-02-07

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2012-02-07Final Order Issued
  • 2012-02-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2012-03-23NPDES Closed
  • 2012-03-23Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
2600098508
Case number
06-2012-1790
Lead agency
EPA
Branch
6EN-W
EPA region
06
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2012-1790 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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