EPA v. Ozark Mountain Poultry
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
A review of Ozark Mountain Poultry's (now Georges) TRI reporting revealed inconsistent reporting from 2 of 4 sites - Batesville Processing and Rogers Processing. Violations were confirmed and an agreement for settlement was reached with the environmental group. A CAFO was issued on September 30, 2020 for $220,000 for violations of Section 313 of EPCRA.
Defendants (1)
- Ozark Mountain PoultryNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
OZARK MOUNTAIN POULTRY BATESVILLE PROCESSING
1810 ST LOUIS ST, BATESVILLE, AR, 72501
Registry ID: 110070559701
OZARK MOUNTAIN POULTRY, INC
8TH & EASY ST, ROGERS, AR, 72756
Registry ID: 110025100584
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Ozark Mountain Poultryentered 2020-09-30
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $220,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2020-09-30Final Order Issued
- 2020-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602299102
- Case number
- 06-2020-0506
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDS
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2020-0506 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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