EPA v. Foster Dairy Farms

Case summary

The Animal Feeding Operation (AFO) Air Compliance Agreement is EPA’s voluntary consent agreement to minimize emissions from certain AFOs and to ensure those operations comply with the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). Participating AFOs pay a civil penalty based on size and number of farms to resolve potential past and current liability under the CAA, CERCLA, and EPCRA and contribute to a fund that will cover a two-year, nationwide monitoring study of AFO air emissions.

Defendants (1)

• Foster Dairy FarmsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (7)

• FOSTER FARMS DIARY

  3380 W. ASHLAN, FRESNO, CA, 93722

  Registry ID: 110000482228

• FOSTER FARMS DAIRY

  3380 W. ASHLAN, FRESNO, CA, 93722-4448

  Registry ID: 110000482228

• FOSTER FARMS DAIRY

  3380 W. ASHLAN, FRESNO, CA, 93722-4448

  Registry ID: 110056926411

• FOSTER FARMS DAIRY

  415 KANSAS AVE, MODESTO, CA, 95352

  Registry ID: 110000485234

• FOSTER FARMS DAIRY

  415 KANSAS AVE, MODESTO, CA, 95352

  Registry ID: 110000485234

• FOSTER FARMS DAIRY

  1707 MCHENRY AVE., MODESTO, CA, 95350

  Registry ID: 110000485225

• FOSTER DAIRY FARMS

  1707 MCHENRY AVE., MODESTO, CA, 95350

  Registry ID: 110000485225

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• CAA 165 — Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
• CAA 110 — Implementation Plan for National Primary and Secondary Ambient Air Quality Standards
• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• CAA 502 — Operating Permits (Title V)
• CAA 173 — New Source Review Permit Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Foster Dairy Farmsentered 2006-05-05

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $2,500

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-05-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-05-05Final Order Issued
• 2006-09-06Enforcement Action Data Entered