EPA v. Mizek 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)

• Mizek FarmsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• MIZEK FARMS

  1256 TAP ROAD 180, WAYNESFIELD, OH, 45896

  Registry ID: 110028133106

• MIZEK FARMS

  15348 ST. RT. 117, WAYNESFIELD, OH, 45896

  Registry ID: 110028146557

• MIZEK FARMS

  15348 STREET, WAYNESFIELD, OH, 43351

  Registry ID: 110028146557

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
• EPCRA 304 — Emergency Release Notification Section 313 Program
• 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)

• Mizek Farmsentered 2006-08-07

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2006-08-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2006-08-07Final Order Issued
• 2006-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered