EPA v. SILVER BAY SEAFOODS (CWA NDPES)

Case summary

On September 11, 2019, EPA Region 10 finalized a compliance order on consent resolving Clean Water Act violations by Silver Bay Seafoods LLC at its seafood processing facility in Sitka, Alaska. NPDES permit violations included Silver Bay?s failure to route seafood processing waste through a conveyance and treatment system; failure to properly inspect the grinder and waste conveyance systems; failure to monitor the sea surface and shoreline; failure to develop and implement a best management practices plan; failure to meet the grind size requirement; unauthorized discharges of foam and oily sheens; and accumulated seafood waste on the seafloor exceeding the one-acre permit limit. The compliance order requires Silver Bay to monitor the size of the waste pile annually, to operate source control and implement best management practices to ensure pile reduction, and to conduct a benthic assessment.

Defendants (1)

• SILVER BAY SEAFOODS LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SILVER BAY SEAFOODS - SITKA PLANT

  4400 SAWMILL CREEK ROAD, SITKA, AK, 99835

  Registry ID: 110057702669

• SILVER BAY SEAFOODS - SITKA PLANT

  4400 SAWMILL CREEK ROAD, SITKA, AK, 99835

  Registry ID: 110057702669

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SILVER BAY SEAFOODS (CWA NDPES)entered 2019-09-11

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2019-07-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-09-11Final Order Issued
• 2019-09-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order