EPA v. FOUGHT AND COMPANY

Case summary

On , May 12, 2021, Region 10 issued an administrative order on consent to FOUGHT & COMPANY, INC. for its FACILITY in TIGARD, OREGON. On June 30, 2021 Region 10 issued a consent agreement and final order to FOUGHT & COMPANY, INC. for failure to monitor all discharge points, failing to include required elements in its Stormwater Pollution Control Plan, failing to complete adequate corrective action in response to benchmark exceedances as required by its permit, and failing to implement control measures at its facility. To return to compliance, the Respondent has agreed to install treatment at its facility in response to benchmark exceedances for total zinc, which triggered the Tier II corrective action response requirements under its permit. The estimated cost of implementing this injunctive relief is $550,000 and reduces 1,958 pounds of solids and metals from discharging to Ball Creek and Fanno Creek, which flow to Tualatin River. Respondent has also agreed to pay a penalty of $82,000.

Defendants (1)

• FOUGHT AND COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FOUGHT & COMPANY

  14255 SW 72ND AVE, TIGARD, OR, 97224

  Registry ID: 110000487722

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FOUGHT AND COMPANYentered 2021-06-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $82,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2021-03-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-06-30Final Order Issued
• 2021-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-06-30Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-06-30NPDES Closed