EPA v. ROQUETTE AMERICA, INC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ROQUETTE, OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, HAS VIOLATED THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CONTAINED ON ITS NPDES PERMIT ON NUMBEROUS OCCASIONS, ILLEGALLY DISCHARGED THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF UNTREATED INDUSTRIAL WASTE INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND SOAP CREEK, AND ILLEGALLY DISCHARGED PARTIALLY TREATED INDUSTRIAL WASTE FROM ITS WWTP, IN VIOLATION OF ITS NPDES PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- ROQUETTE AMERICA, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ROQUETTE AMERICA INC
1003 S 5TH ST, KEOKUK, IA, 52632
Registry ID: 110000415505
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ROQUETTE AMERICA, INCentered 2013-01-09
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $4,100,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2010-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2010-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-11-13Final Order Lodged
- 2012-11-13Complaint Filed With Court
- 2013-01-09Final Order Entered
- 2026-03-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200016288
- Case number
- 07-2010-0367
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-10177
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2010-0367 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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