EPA v. CSKT River Honoring Spray Drift Case
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Pesticide application that spray drifted onto over 400 unprotected persons (school aged children) that were attending the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe (CSKT) River Honoring Ceremony on a neighboring piece of property located approximately 0.426 miles northeast of the intended area of application.
Defendants (1)
- Wacey CatheyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BLACK GULCH AVIATION
33627 MARION LANE, POLSON, MT, 59860
Registry ID: 110063013563
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A2G — Misuse
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CSKT River Honoring Spray Drift Caseentered 2024-04-18
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $4,665
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2023-05-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2024-04-18Final Order Issued
- 2024-05-06Enforcement Action Closed
- 2024-07-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3604044075
- Case number
- 08-2024-0140
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Misuse
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2024-0140 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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