EPA v. Texas Farm, LLC

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)

• Texas Farm, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (76)

• TF-COMMERCIAL NURSERY NO.4

  W SIDE OF FM 2711, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028149000

• TF-GGP NURSERY

  N SIDE OF FM 281, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028157303

• TF-COMMERCIAL FINISHER NO.6

  W SIDE OF FM 2711, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028148877

• TF-GPS FINISHER NO.4

  CR AA, 1 MI E OF INTERSECTION OF FM 760/CR AA, SPEARMAN, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028157401

• TF-COMMERCIAL SOW NO.6

  S SIDE OF CR F, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028149153

• TF-COMMERCIAL SOW NO.5

  S SIDE OF CR F, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028149144

• TF-COMMERCIAL NURSERY NO.8

  W SIDE OF FM 2711, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028149055

• TF-GPS FINISHER NO.3

  CR AA, 1 MI E OF INTERSECTION OF FM 760/CR AA, SPEARMAN, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028157394

• TF-TF FARM TODD & TROY FISHER

  7704 N. CROSSWELL ROAD, ST. LOUIS, MI, 48880

  Registry ID: 110028146307

• TF-COMMERCIAL FINISHER NO.12

  W SIDE OF FM 2711, PERYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028147547

• TF-COMMERCIAL SOW NO.3

  S SIDE OF CR F, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028149108

• TF-COMMERCIAL FINISHER #16

  W SIDE OF FM 2711, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028143248

• TF-COMMERCIAL FINISHER NO.4

  W SIDE OF FM 2711, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028143266

• TF-GPC FINISHER NO.1

  N SIDE OF FM 281, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028157321

• TF-COMMERCIAL SOW NO.4

  S SIDE OF CR F, INTERSECTION OF CR 24/CR F, PERRYTON, TX, 79070

  Registry ID: 110028149126

• …and 61 more

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Texas Farm, LLCentered 2006-07-19

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $49,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-07-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-07-19Final Order Issued
• 2006-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered