EPA v. Jacobs Dairy, LLC
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Jacobs Dairy, LLC, Respondent, owned or operated a dairy located in Hopkins County, Texas. The facility is a Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. Violations were identified during an April 1, 2015 inspection conducted by the EPA. The alleged violations were the Respondent caused or allowed an unauthorized discharge of pollutants from the CAFO facility production area. Also, failure to maintain a lagoon embankment and adequate lagoon capacity.
Defendants (1)
- Jacobs Dairy, LLCNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
JACOBS DAIRY
925 PR 6342, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX, 75482-8911
Registry ID: 110020144235
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Jacobs Dairy, LLCentered 2015-08-05
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2015-07-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-08-05Final Order Issued
- 2017-02-07NPDES Closed
- 2017-02-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600171718
- Case number
- 06-2015-1817
- 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 06-2015-1817 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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