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07-1992-0197Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1992· Region 07

EPA v. BENES SERVICE COMPANY

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$2,700

Case summary

ON MARCH 23, 1992, THE EPA FILED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT AGAINST RESPONDENTS ALLEGING SEVEN(7) COUNTS OF VIOLATING 12(A)(2)(G) OF FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136J(A)(2)(G). RESPONDENT DISPOSED OF PESTICIDE CONTAINERS IN A MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH THE PESTICIDES LABEL DIRECTIONS. AN INSPECTION CONDUCTED ON OR ABOUT MARCH 25, 1991, BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE EPA REVEALED THAT PESTICIDE CONTAINERS WERE SCATTERED ON THE GROUND ON RESPONDENT'S PROPERTY; IN HAPHAZARD AND CARELESS FASHION.

Defendants (1)

  • BENES SERVICE COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVEL

    BONNER & GARLAND RD, WAUCONDA, IL, 60084

    Registry ID: 110009327022

Statutes cited

  • FIFRA 12A2GMisuse

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BENES SERVICE COMPANYentered 1992-06-30

    Primary law: FIFRA

    Federal penalty: $2,700

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1992-03-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1992-03-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1992-06-30Final Order Issued
  • 1992-07-20Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
44394
Case number
07-1992-0197
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
TOX
Branch
ATP
EPA region
07
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Misuse

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-1992-0197 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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