EPA v. PACIFIC SEAFOOD - WA CRAB PRODUCERS

Case summary

EPA Region 10 filed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) to address violations of the Clean Water Act by Pacific Seafood LLC?s Washington Crab Producers facility, located at 220 East Dock Street, Westport, Washington. Respondent, which operates a seafood processing facility had numerous violations of the CWA and its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The violations include discharge of pollutants in excess of permit limits, failure to comply with discharge monitoring report (DMR) requirements, improper monitoring, and improper sample collection and preservation. The Respondent agreed to pay a penalty of $190,000. The Environmental Benefits of this enforcement action will be an annual reduction in the discharge of the following pollutants into Washington?s waters: Fecalcoliform - 17,995 lbs/year, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5) - 256,564 lbs/year, Total Suspended Solids (TSS) - 115,845 lbs/year, and Oil & Grease (O&G) - 48,255 lbs/year. These reductions will be achieved by improving effluent treatment, monitoring, and sampling procedures.

Defendants (1)

• PACIFIC SEAFOODNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PACIFIC SEAFOOD - WESTPORT, LLC

  DOCK & HARMS ST, WESTPORT, WA, 98595-1488

  Registry ID: 110015542359

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PACIFIC SEAFOOD - WA CRAB PRODUCERSentered 2020-06-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $190,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2019-12-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-06-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-06-10Final Order Issued
• 2020-06-11NPDES Closed
• 2020-06-11Enforcement Action Closed