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10-1995-0058Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1995· Region 10

EPA v. JEROME CHEESE COMPANY

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$40,000

Compliance action

$20,000

Case summary

Pretreatment violations. The City of Jerome treats all waste generated by Jerome Cheese Company (a Industrial User) and discharged into the city system.

Defendants (1)

  • Jerome Cheese CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • JEROME CHEESE COMPANY

    47 WEST 100 SOUTH, JEROME, ID, 83338

    Registry ID: 110001287615

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit
  • CWA 309GClean Water Act
  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • JEROME CHEESE COMPANYentered 1997-05-14

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $40,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

  • 1994-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1995-07-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1996-04-26Amended Complaint
  • 1997-05-14Final Order Issued
  • 1997-08-08Enforcement Action Closed
  • 1997-08-08NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
55147
Case number
10-1995-0058
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
EPA region
10
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1995-0058 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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