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09-2018-6502Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2018· Region 09

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 1422/1423UIC 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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