EPA v. Western Ag
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 15, 2017, Region 10 issued a consent agreement and final order to Western Ag Improvements, Inc. (Dayton, Oregon) for violations of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 12(a)(2)(S) for failure to comply with the container/containment regulations. Respondent failed to use proper pesticide containment structures when it repackaged pesticides from February 2013 through December 2015. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $24,000
Defendants (1)
- Western Ag Improvements, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WESTERN AG IMPROVEMENT, INC.
17780 SE WALLACE RD, DAYTON, OR, 97114
Registry ID: 110038278725
Statutes cited
- FIFRA 12A1C — Composition Difference
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Western Agentered 2017-09-15
Primary law: FIFRA
Federal penalty: $24,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2017-09-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-09-15Final Order Issued
- 2017-09-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601164522
- Case number
- 10-2017-0178
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Composition Difference
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2017-0178 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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