EPA v. CARGILL INC.
Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing
Case summary
THIS IS A JUDICIAL REFERRAL PURSUANT TO THE CWA SECTIONS 301 AND 309 ASKING THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO INITIATE CIVIL LITIGATION THROUGH INTERVENTION IN AN EXISTING CITIZEN ENFORCMENT ACTION AGAINST CARGILL SALT DIVISION OF CARGILL INC. CARGILL HAS MADE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO A NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. THIS REFERRAL ASKS USDOJ TO INITIATE ACTION TO ENSURE ADEQUATE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND TO SEEK CIVIL PENALTIES FOR NON COMPLIANCE.
Defendants (1)
- CARGILL INC.Named in complaint
Facilities (1)
CARGILL INC.
MOWRY SLOUGH IN SF BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NEWARK, CA, 94560
Registry ID: 110043465755
Statutes cited
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1998-10-17Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-10-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2002-08-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53043
- Case number
- 09-1998-0167
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ORC2
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0167 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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