EPA v. HARTLEY FARMS & FEEDLOT LLC AND VALLEY TRUCKING LLC INC

Case summary

EPA Region 10 Settles Oil Spill Case with Hartley Farms & Feedlot LLC and Valley Trucking LLC Inc. for $34,000. On March 7, 2011, EPA Region 10 issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order settling claims against Hartley Farms & Feedlot LLC and Valley Trucking LLC Inc., for violating Section 311(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(3), which prohibits the discharge of oil or hazardous substances in harmful quantities into waters of the United States or adjoining shorelines. The violation resulted from a 2,400-gallon spill of diesel fuel into the Old Owyhee Improvement District Irrigation Canal, which flows into the Owyhee River, in Nyssa, Oregon on February 23, 2010. Both respondents took responsibility for the cleanup and have agreed to pay a penalty of $34,000 to settle this matter.

Defendants (2)

• Valley Trucking LLC Inc (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Hartley Farms & Feedlot LLC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HARTLEY FARMS AND FEEDLOT LLC - HARTLEY FARMS

  2204 OWYHEE LAKE ROAD, NYSSA, OR, 97913

  Registry ID: 110041199486

Statutes cited

• CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HARTLEY FARMS & FEEDLOT LLC AND VALLEY TRUCKING LLC INC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2011-03-07

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $34,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2010-11-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-03-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2011-03-07Final Order Issued
• 2011-03-30Enforcement Action Closed