EPA v. SILVER BAY SEAFOODS LLC (CWA NPDES)
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On September 16, 2019, EPA Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order 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. On September 16, 2019, EPA Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order and 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. Silver Bay agreed to pay a penalty of $82,500.
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 LLC (CWA NPDES)entered 2019-09-16
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $82,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2019-07-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-09-16Final Order Issued
- 2019-09-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-09-25NPDES Closed
- 2019-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601913767
- Case number
- 10-2019-0129
- 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 10-2019-0129 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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