EPA v. ARIZONA DAIRY COMPANY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$18,000
Case summary
ARIZONA DAIRY CO. OPERATES A DAIRY HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 12,000 COWS. AN INSPECTION AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FROM ADEQ INDICATE THAT THE COMPANY HAD (ON OR BEFORE MARCH 31, 1998) BREACHED THE BERM OF THE DAIRY'S WASTEWATER LAGOON IN ORDER TO RELEASE LIQUID MANURE TO THE WASH AND FLOODWAY, A WATER OF THE U.S. ON APRIL 14, ADEQ RE-INSPECTED THE FACILITY AND TOOK SAMPLES OF ADDITIONAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES TO THE WASH OBSERVED DURING THE RE-INSPECTION. RESULTS OF THE SAMPLES INDICATED THAT THE DISCHARGE WAS DAIRY WASTEWATER. ARIZONA DAIRY HAS AGREED TO PAY AN $18,000 PENALTY.
Defendants (1)
- ARIZONA DAIRY COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ARIZONA DAIRY CO
19135 E ELLIOT RD, HIGLEY, AZ, 85236
Registry ID: 110006785201
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AIZONA DAIRY COMPANYentered 1999-10-06
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $18,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-10-06Final Order Issued
- 1999-10-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-10-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53208
- Case number
- 09-1999-0146
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1999-0146 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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