EPA v. Wolff Premium Pork

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)

• Wolff Premium PorkNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• WOLFF PREMIUM PORK-OLD SITE

  SW 1/4 SW 1/4, SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 90, RANGE 35, NEWELL, IA, 50568

  Registry ID: 110028133017

• WOLFF PREMIUM PORK

  SE 1/4 SE 1/4, SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 90, RANGE 35, NEWELL, IA, 50568

  Registry ID: 110028133008

• WOLFF PREMIUM PORK

  2441 HWY 7, NEWELL, IA, 50568

  Registry ID: 110028123714

Statutes cited

• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• 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)
• CAA 173 — New Source Review Permit Requirements

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Wolff Premium Porkentered 2006-07-19

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-07-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-07-19Final Order Issued
• 2006-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered