# FOREMOST FARMS USA (BARABOO, WI)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `32124`
- **Case Number:** 05-2000-0060
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $13K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $0
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- FOREMOST FARMS USA (settlement)
## Summary

7CASE NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BY 31 DECEMBER 1999.            EPCRA SECTION 313 VIOLATION FOR FORM R REPORTING-CALENDAR    YEARS 1996-1997.                                             CASE WAS AMENDED DURING NEGOTIATIONS FROM 37,400 DOWN TO     18,700 BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY.         ORIGINALLY THE CASE WAS FOR FAILURE TO FILE FORM RS FOR      NITRAT COMPOUNDS FOR TWO YEARS.  RESPONDENT WAS ABLE TO      PRODUCE INFORMATION WHICH SHOWED THAT FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND HALF OF THE SECOND YEAR THERE WAS NO MANUFACTURE OF NITRATE  COMPOUNDS.  HOWEVER, THE SIX MONTHS WHERE THEY NEUTRALIZED   THE ACID PROVIDED THE FACILITY WITH ENOUGH CHEMICAL MAN-     UFACTURE TO EXCEED THE TRESHOLD FOR THAT YEAR.  THEREFORE    THE COMPLAINT WAS AMENDED TO REFLECT THE FACTS AND IN SO     DOING DROPPING ONE COUNT FROM THE ACTION.

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