EPA v. ESPLIN DAIRY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
DISCHARGING WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT. IN LATE 1994, EPA AND OREGON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE INSPECTORS OBSERVED WASTES FROM THE ESPLIN DAIRY DISCHARGING DIRECTLY INTO GALLAGHER SLOUGH. DISCHARGES TYPICALLY CONTAIN BACTERIA, LARGE AMOUNTS OF NUTRIENTS AND OTHER ORGANIC MATTER THAT CAN DEGRADE WATER QUALITY AND HARM WILDLIFE.
Defendants (1)
- JOHN ESPLIN AND SANDRA ESPLINNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ESPLIN DAIRY
33555 HWY, NEHALEM, OR, 97131
Registry ID: 110010680076
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ESPLIN DAIRYentered 1996-06-04
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1995-04-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1995-05-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-06-04Final Order Issued
- 1996-08-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55148
- Case number
- 10-1995-0059
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 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 10-1995-0059 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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