EPA v. BRENT'S BIFFIES INC (NC) (LEAD)

Case summary

On April 14, 2016, EPA Region 8 filed an Administrative Order on Consent (Consent Order) with Brent?s Biffies, Inc. (Brent?s Biffies) under section 309 of the Clean Water Act for illegally land applying domestic septage on the Fort Berthold Reservation. The Consent Order requires that Brent?s Biffies cease all application of domestic septage to land unless the application complies with the requirements set forth in the EPA?s domestic septage regulations, including application rate and record keeping requirements. Brent?s Biffies is required to submit four consecutive quarterly reports to the EPA detailing the method and manner of all land application of domestic septage in accordance with the regulations. Region 8 will consider closing the Consent Order after 12 months, depending on Brent?s Biffies? compliance with the Consent Order and underlying regulations.

Defendants (1)

• BRENT'S BIFFIES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BAKKEN'S BEST SANITATION SERVICES INC

  S5 T148N R91W, MANDAREE, ND, 58757

  Registry ID: 110069231628

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BRENT'S BIFFIES INC (NC)entered 2016-04-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-04-14Final Order Issued
• 2016-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-01-31Enforcement Action Closed