EPA v. Dole Food Co. Inc
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is a civil administrative action by EPA against Dole Food Company, Inc. (Respondent), of Honolulu, Hawaii, pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), for Respondent's alleged violations of the SDWA and the Underground Injection Control (UIC) requirements by failing to close illegal cesspools located on Respondent's property. Respondent agrees to pay a civil penalty of $145,000, and to remove the cesspools, install new, compliant individual wastewater systems, and submit to EPA a copy of the Backfill Closure Reports and Hawaii Department of Health approval for the IWSs installed at the property.
Defendants (1)
- Dole Food Co. IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DOLE FOOD CO. INC. PARK
67-467 WAIALUA BEACH RD, WAIALUA, HI, 96791
Registry ID: 110070028830
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Dole Food Co. Incentered 2018-04-25
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $145,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2018-04-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2018-04-25Final Order Issued
- 2018-05-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601423816
- Case number
- 09-2018-6502
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2018-6502 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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