EPA v. LEADER CREEK FISHERIES INC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On August 5, 2015, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Leader Creek Fisheries Inc. Leader Creek Fisheries, which operates a seafood processing facility in Naknek, Alaska, violated its NPDES permit. Leader Creek Fisheries failed to adequately conduct daily visual inspections, exceeded the amount of seafood processing waste discharged, and exceeded the effluent limit for seafood processing waste residues. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $65,000.
Defendants (1)
- Leader Creek Fisheries IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LEADER CREEK FISHERIES INC - NAKNEK PLANT
MILE 3.5 ALASKA PENINSULA HIGHWAY, NAKNEK, AK, 99633
Registry ID: 110014338350
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LEADER CREEK FISHERIES INC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2015-08-05
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $65,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2015-05-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-08-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2015-08-05Final Order Issued
- 2015-08-19NPDES Closed
- 2015-08-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600138420
- Case number
- 10-2015-0113
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2015-0113 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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