EPA v. FALCON WEST HELICOPTERS, INC.
Litigated With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$4,620
Case summary
USE OF REGISTERED PESTICIDE IN A MANNER INCONSISTENT WITH ITS LABELING. HELICOPTER AERIALLY APPLIED THREE HERBICIDES TO RANGELAND AND ALLOWED PRODUCT TO DRIFT ONTO AN ADJACENT WILDLIFE MITIGATION SITE, DAMAGING DESIRABLE PLANTS IN THAT AREA.
Defendants (1)
- FALCON WEST HELICOPTERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WILDLIFE MITIGATION SITE #12
SEC 36,T30N, R28E, COLVILLE RESERVATION, WA, 99114
Registry ID: 110010752756
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A2G — Misuse
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FALCON WEST HELICOPTERS, INC.entered 1999-06-08
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $4,620
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1997-07-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-07-21Administrative Hearing
- 1999-04-28Admin Law Judge Decision
- 1999-06-08Final Order Issued
- 2000-01-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 55459
- Case number
- 10-1997-0168
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- TOX
- Branch
- ATD
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Misuse
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1997-0168 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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