Public Notice: Proposed Penalty of $28,500 against Four Seasons Produce, Inc.

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 3, is hereby giving notice that it proposes to enter into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”), which commences and concludes an administrative action against Four Seasons Produce, Inc., located at 400 Wabash Road, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, 17522 (“Facility”). 

The CAFO assesses an administrative penalty of twenty-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($28,500.00) under Section 311(b)(6)(B)(i) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1321(b)(6)(B)(i), and Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), for alleged violations of Sections 311 and 301 of the Clean Water Act.  EPA alleges that Four Seasons Produce violated certain provisions of the Clean Water Act, including regulations pertaining to the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures requirements found at 40 C.F.R. Part 112, and Section 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1311, and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1342. The $28,500.00 civil penalty is in accordance with the EPA’s Civil Penalty Policy for Section 311(b)(3) and Section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act (August 1998) and the EPA’s Interim Clean Water Act Settlement Policy dated March 1, 1995, which reflects the statutory factors set forth in Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act.

Applicants or Respondents

Docket Numbers

• CWA-03-2025-0126

Related Documents

• Public Notice (pdf) (144.75 KB)
  Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”), which commences and concludes an administrative action against Four Seasons Produce, Inc.