EPA v. TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION

Case summary

Trident Seafoods Corp. is globally resolving CWA NPDES claims involving 14 of Trident's seafood processing facilities including its Akutan plant, the largest in North America. Alleged violations include failure to conduct dive surveys, waste pile size exceedances and unauthorized discharges. In addition to the $2.5 million penalty amount, negotiated injunctive relief includes: a new fish meal plant in Bristol Bay with the capacity to handle processing waste from all local dischargers; significant source control at Akutan, Ketchikan, Cordova, and St. Paul; remedial pilot projects to address the historic waste piles at Akutan; and regular monitoring of seafood waste piles and benthic health.

Defendants (1)

• Trident Seafoods CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (42)

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS AKUTAN SHORE PLANT

  73 TRIDENT WAY, AKUTAN, AK, 99553

  Registry ID: 110071711138

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - F/V PRIBILOF (USCG NO. 293151)

  ALASKAN WATERS, NOT APPLICABLE, AK, 00000

  Registry ID: 110011383500

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - M/V ARCTIC ENTERPRISE (USCG NO. 248169)

  ALASKAN WATERS, NOT APPLICABLE, AK, 00000

  Registry ID: 110011383001

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - M/V ALASKA PACKER (USCG NO. 621200)

  ALASKAN WATERS, NOT APPLICABLE, AK, 00000

  Registry ID: 110011383001

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - KODIAK SHORE PLANT

  111 WEST MARINE WAY, KODIAK, AK, 99615

  Registry ID: 110015306284

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - KODIAK SHORE PLANT

  111 WEST MARINE WAY, KODIAK, AK, 99615

  Registry ID: 110015306284

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - P/V INDEPENDENCE (USCG NO. 237743)

  ALASKAN WATERS, NOT APPLICABLE, AK, 00000

  Registry ID: 110009037461

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - NORTH NAKNEK PLANT

  MILE 1.5 PENINSULA HIGHWAY, NAKNEK, AK, 99633

  Registry ID: 110009058429

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS AKUTAN SHORE PLANT

  73 TRIDENT WAY, AKUTAN, AK, 99553

  Registry ID: 110071711138

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - M/V ARCTIC ENTERPRISE (USCG NO. 248169)

  ALASKAN WATERS, NOT APPLICABLE, AK, 00000

  Registry ID: 110011383001

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - M/V ALASKA PACKER (USCG NO. 621200)

  ALASKAN WATERS, NOT APPLICABLE, AK, 00000

  Registry ID: 110011383001

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - M/V ALASKA PACKER (USCG NO. 621200)

  ALASKAN WATERS, NOT APPLICABLE, AK, 00000

  Registry ID: 110011383001

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - SAND POINT SHORE PLANT

  POPOF ISLAND, 229 MAIN STREET, SAND POINT, AK, 99661

  Registry ID: 110000707423

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - SAND POINT SHORE PLANT

  POPOF ISLAND, 229 MAIN STREET, SAND POINT, AK, 99661

  Registry ID: 110000707423

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - M/V SEATTLE ENTERPRISE (USCG NO. 904767)

  ALASKAN WATERS, NOT APPLICABLE, AK, 00000

  Registry ID: 110011383001

• …and 27 more

Statutes cited

• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRIDENT SEAFOODS CORPORATION - AMENDED CONSENT DECREEentered 2012-06-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,500,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 2010-01-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2010-02-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-09-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 2012-04-26Final Order Lodged
• 2012-06-18Final Order Entered
• 2012-06-18Concluded
• 2025-07-17NPDES Closed
• 2025-07-17Enforcement Action Closed