# SAPUTO CHEESE
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2000 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `57971`
- **Case Number:** HQ-2000-6006
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $11K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $64K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** Y
## Defendants
- SAPUTO CHEESE (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

ON DECEMBER 22, 1999, SAPUTO NOTIFIED EPA THAT IT INTENDED   TO CONDUCT AN INTERNAL AUDIT OF ALL ITS PLANTS TO EVALUATE   THE COMPANY'S PRESENT AND HISTORICAL COMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA   AND THE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THE CWA, SPECFICALLY SPCC    PLANS AND SWPPP.  ON FEBRUARY 18, 2000, SAPUTO SUBMITTED A   LETTER TO EPA THAT PROVIDED THE INITIAL RESULTS OF THIS AUD. ON MAY 26, 2000, SAPUTO SUBMITTED ITS FINAL AUIDT REPORT TO  EPA.  IN THE LETTER DATED MAY 26, 2000, SAPUTO REPORTED THAT IT HAD DISCOVERED NONCOMPLIANCE WITH EPCRA AT 18 FACILITIES, NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CWA SPCC REQUIRMENTS AT 4 FACILITIES, AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CWA SWPPP REQUIREMENTS AT 10 FACILITIES.

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