# COUNTRYMARK COOPERATIVE, INC.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `31965`
- **Case Number:** 05-1999-0672
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $11K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- COUNTRYMARK COOPERATIVE, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

FAILURE TO DO LEAK DETECTION INSPECTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH   NSPS.                                                        COUNTRYMARK FAILED TO PERFORM THEIR LEAK DETECTION AND RE-   PAIR (LDAR) PROGRAM ACCORDING TO THE NSPS REGULATIONS.       COUNTRYMARK FAILED TO MAINTAIN A LOG IDENTIFYING AND EACH    VALVE WHICH HAD TO BE MONITORED.  AT THE TIME OF THE IN-     SPECTION, COUNTRYMARK HAD STARTED USING A CONTRACTOR TO      PERFORM THE LDAR INSPECTIONS.                                U.S. EPA AND COUNTRYMARK WENT THROUGH ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE    RESOLUTION AND SINCE BOTH SIDES COULD NOT AGREE ON AN        AMOUNT, THE JUDGE SUGGESTED THE PENALTY SHOULD BE IN BE-     TWEEN BOTH OFFERS.  COUNTRYMARK SUGGESTED THE SEP TO PUR-    CHASE THE HAZ MAT TRAILER.

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