EPA v. GIENGER FARMS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$20,000
Case summary
DISCHARGING WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT. THE COMPLAINT STEMS FROM AN INSPECTION IN LATE 1994 BY EPA AND OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. DURING THE INSPECTION, THE EPA-ODA TEAM OBSERVED WASTES FROM GIENGER FARMS ENTERING A DITCH CONNECTED TO SQUEEDUNK SLOUGH. DISCHARGES FROM CAFOS TYPICALLY CONTAIN BACTERIA, LARGE AMOUNTS OF NUTRIENTS AND OTHER ORGANIC MATTER THAT CAN DEGRADE WATER QUALITY AND HARM WILDLIFE.
Defendants (1)
- GIENGER FARMS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GIENGER FARMS INC
4160 BOQUIST ROAD, TILLAMOOK, OR, 97141
Registry ID: 110006696977
Statutes cited
- CWA 309G — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GIENGER FARMS, INC.entered 1996-06-05
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1994-11-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-03-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-06-05Final Order Issued
- 1997-09-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55137
- Case number
- 10-1995-0047
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1995-0047 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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