EPA v. SAPUTO CHEESE

Case summary

ON DECEMBER 22, 1999, SAPUTO NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT INTENDED TO CONDUCT AN INTERNAL AUDIT OF ALL ITS PLANTS TO EVALUATE THE COMPANY'S PRESENT AND HISTORICAL COMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA AND THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE CWA, SPECFICALLY SPCC PLANS AND SWPPP. ON FEBRUARY 18, 2000, SAPUTO SUBMITTED A LETTER TO EPA THAT PROVIDED THE INITIAL RESULTS OF THIS AUD. ON MAY 26, 2000, SAPUTO SUBMITTED ITS FINAL AUIDT REPORT TO EPA. IN THE LETTER DATED MAY 26, 2000, SAPUTO REPORTED THAT IT HAD DISCOVERED NONCOMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA AT 18 FACILITIES, NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CWA SPCC REQUIRMENTS AT 4 FACILITIES, AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CWA SWPPP REQUIREMENTS AT 10 FACILITIES.

Defendants (1)

• SAPUTO CHEESENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SAPUTO CHESSE USA INC

  25 TRI-STATE INTERNATIONAL OFFICE CTR, STE 250, LINCOLNSHIRE, IL, 60069

  Registry ID: 110010753595

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 312 — Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• EPCRA 313 — Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (TRI)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SAPUTO CHEESE USA INC.entered 2001-03-05

  Primary law: EPCRA

  Federal penalty: $10,943

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2000-10-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-11-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-05Final Order Issued