# PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION, A TEXAS CORPORATION
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `40465`
- **Case Number:** 06-2000-0849
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $39K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(G).                                          2. PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION, A TEXAS CORPORATION              SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY, NORTH SIDE OF FM ROAD 127, AND AP-    PROXIMATELY 500' EAST OF TANKERSLY CREEK                     MOUNT PLEASANT, TITUS COUNTY, TEXAS 75456                 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     1) DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S IN AMOUNTS    EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS OF ITS PERMIT; AND 2)     CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA-     CILITY WITHOUT NPDES STORM WATER PERMIT COVERAGE FOR THE     TIME PERIOD SEPT. 29, 1995 THROUGH APR. 9, 1995.          4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA     PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $137,500 FOR THE VIOLA-    TIONS CITED.

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