EPA v. ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH FARM LLC
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On August 11, 2016, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Essential Oil Research Farm, LLC. Respondent, which operates botanical oil processing facility, discharged pollutants to waters of the U.S. without a permit. Pollutant of concern was total suspended solids. The company has modified its process to eliminate discharges and agreed to pay a penalty of $162,800.
Defendants (1)
- Essential Oil Research Farm LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH FARM LLC - YOUNG LIVING HIGHLAND FLATS TREE FARM
5060 MCARTHUR LAKE ROAD, NAPLES, ID, 83847
Registry ID: 110064694996
ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH FARM LLC - YOUNG LIVING HIGHLAND FLATS TREE FARM
5060 MCARTHUR LAKE ROAD, NAPLES, ID, 83847
Registry ID: 110064694996
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH FARM LLC - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2016-08-11
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $162,800
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2016-04-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2016-08-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-08-11Final Order Issued
- 2016-08-15NPDES Closed
- 2016-08-15Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600700999
- Case number
- 10-2016-0092
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2016-0092 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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