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CONAGRA INC

Judicial · FY1995 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 55188

$1.00M
Penalty
—
Cost recovery
$11.00M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
10-1995-0113
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
DOJ Docket
90-5-1-1-4284
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (2)

Summary

THE ARMOUR CIVIL REFERRAL INVOLVES APPROXIMATELY 620 DAYS OF VIOLATION OF THE CWA. THE COMPLAINT ALLEGES THAT CONAGRA'S ARMOUR PLANT IN NAMPA, IDAHO, FROM JANUARY 1992 TO DECEMBER 1994, DISCHARGED WASTEWATER WITH POLLUTANTS IN CONCENTRATIONS EXCEEDING NPDES PERMIT LIMITS INTO INDIAN CREEK, A TRIBUTARY OF THE BOISE RIVER. THE POLLUTANTS INCLUDED AMMONIA, CHLORINE, FECAL COLIFORM, PH, OIL, GREASE, AND SUSPENDED SOLIDS. THE COMPLAINT ALSO ALLEGES THAT CONAGRA FAILED TO MEET A NUMBER OF PERMIT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO MONITORING AND RECORDKEEPING, AND THAT THERE WERE A NUMBER OF UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES (SPILLS).

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