On January 12, 2017, the Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lodged a consent decree (CD) and filed a complaint in United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. The CD resolves allegations of hazardous waste mismanagement pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at Innophos, Inc., Geismar, LA (Innophos). Innophos is a purified phosphoric acid (PPA) manufacturer. PPA is used in pharmaceuticals and food products and is a significant flavoring additive in cola drinks. The PPA process generates two major waste streams that are corrosive (pH <2.0) and contain concentrations of arsenic, cadmium, and chromium above regulatory levels. On a daily basis, Innophos would send over 850,000 pounds of these wastes for land-disposal at a neighboring facility which was not permitted to receive, treat, or dispose hazardous waste. (The neighboring facility is the subject of a separate DOJ Referral and EPA Enforcement action.) The CD requires Innophos to cease sending hazardous waste to unpermitted facilities and to develop RCRA-compliant methods of management. Innophos has already begun treatment of one of the waste streams. Also, Innophos will pay a civil penalty of $1.398 million, to be split 50/50 with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, co-plaintiff in this case. Further, Innophos is currently developing an Underground Injection Control Well System for disposal of the second waste st