EPA v. Green Plains Hereford
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
An offsite record review was conducted on Green Plains Hereford, TX. It was discovered that the facility had failed to file 3 TRI chemicals for the 2017 reporting year. A penalty was proposed to which Green Plains accepted. The case was resolved 12/7/2020 with a CAFO.
Defendants (1)
- Green Plains HerefordNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HEREFORD ETHANOL PARTNERS
4300 COUNTY RD 8, HEREFORD, TX, 79045
Registry ID: 110034091729
Statutes cited
- EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Green Plains Herefordentered 2020-12-07
Primary law: EPCRA
Federal penalty: $16,054
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2020-12-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-12-07Final Order Issued
- 2020-12-09Enforcement Action Closed
- 2020-12-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602354125
- Case number
- 06-2021-0500
- 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 06-2021-0500 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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