EPA v. ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH FARM LLC - COMPLIANCE ORDER

Case summary

On June 27, 2016, Region 10 issued an administrative order on consent with Essential Oil Research Farm, LLC to resolve Clean Water Act (CWA) violations in Naples, Idaho. Essential Oil Research Farm violated the CWA Section 404 by discharging an unspecified quantity of dredged and/or fill material into waters of the United States without authorization under the CWA. The discharge filled a section of the bed and bank of an unnamed stream, of approximately ten feet in width, three feet in depth, and fifty feet in length. The discharge created an impoundment of water, affecting an upstream area of approximately 100 feet in width and 250 feet in length. Respondent will work with the Army Corps of Engineers to obtain the appropriate after-the-fact permit, which will be subject to completion of a mitigation project beneficial to the hydrology and aquatic life of the watershed.

Defendants (1)

• Essential Oil Research Farm LLCNamed 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 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH FARM LLC - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENTentered 2016-06-27

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2016-05-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-06-27Final Order Issued
• 2022-09-30Enforcement Action Closed