# S AND H DAIRY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `52946`
- **Case Number:** 09-1998-0069
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $5K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $2K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- RON HILARDES (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER ISSUED PURSUANT      TO CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 309(G) AGAINST RON HILARDES,      A DAIRY OPERATOR IN STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. THE       VIOLATION INVOLVES THE DISCHARGE OF DAIRY WASTE,             A POLLUTANT, INTO AN IRRIGATION CANAL OPERATED BY THE        CITY OF OAKDALE. IN JANUARY 1998, INSPECTORS FROM EPA'S      REGION 9 OFFICE OBSERVED DIRECT DISCHARGE OF DAIRY WASTE     EFFLUENT FROM THE FACILITY'S  WASTEWATER LAGOON INTO THE     OAKDALE IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL. RON HILARDES, AS THE      OWNER/OPERATOR, ADMITTED TO FLOODING CERTAIN CORN FIELDS     WITH WATER CONTAINING THE DAIRY EFFLUENT AND THEN ALLOWING   THE EXCESS OF THIS EFFLUENT CONTAINING WATER TO DRAIN OFF    INTO PERIMETER CONVEYANCES (WHICH IN TURN LED TO THE         IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL). THE COMPLAINT IN THIS MATTER     SEEKS A PENALTY OF $5000.

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