EPA v. BEATRICE FOODS
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
THIS CWA ORDER WAS ISSUED TO BEATRICE FOODS (WHICH IS NOW KNOWN AS LAND'O'LAKES). THE VIOLATIONS INVOLVED BOD AND TSS LOADINGS INTO SEWERS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO AN OVER- LOADING OF THE GUSTINE WWTP. THE AO REQUIRED REDUCTIONS IN LOADINGS. SO FAR, LOADING REDUCTIONS BY BEATRICE AND MORNING STAR (THE OTHER MAJOR IU IN TOWN) COUPLED WITH AN UPGRADE AT THE GUSTINE WWTP HAVE RESULTED IN CONSISTENT COMPLIANCE BY GUSTINE WITH ITS LESS STRINGENT AGRICULTURAL REUSE PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- BEATRICE FOODSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LAND O LAKES
240 NORTH AVENUE, GUSTINE, CA, 95322
Registry ID: 110000485074
Statutes cited
- CWA OTHER — Violations not covered elsewhere
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BEATRICE FOODSentered 1999-11-19
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-11-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-11-19Final Order Issued
- 1999-11-19Enforcement Action Closed
- 2000-11-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53697
- Case number
- 09-2000-0429
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- ATWGL
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violations not covered elsewhere
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2000-0429 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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