CWA-09-2026-0002: Proposed Settlement of Clean Water Act Class II Administrative Penalty; C&H Sugar Company Inc., Crockett, CA
Proposed civil administrative penalty settlement with C&H Sugar Company Inc. (Respondent) for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) at its facility in Crockett, California. EPA alleges the Respondent discharged pollutants into the Carquinez Strait without CWA authorization and in violation of the conditions of the facility’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
Respondent: C&H Sugar Company Inc., 830 Loring Avenue, Crockett, California
Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondent: Respondent owns and operates a sugar refinery and dock in Crockett, California.
Summary of Alleged Violations: EPA alleges that Respondent violated the CWA by discharging pollutants into the Carquinez Strait without CWA authorization and for violating terms of the conditions of an NPDES permit.
Proposed Penalty: $128,500