UIC-09-2023-0066: Hilmar Cheese Company Inc., Hilmar, CA; Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order
Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order (“Proposed Consent Agreement”), between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (“EPA”), and Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. to resolve a civil administrative proceeding under Sections 1423(c)(3)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Respondent: Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc., Hilmar, California
Facility: 9001 North Lander Avenue, Hilmar, California
Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondent: Cheese production.
Alleged Violations: Respondent failed to report a range of annular pressure fluctuation for two underground injection wells, operated one underground injection well without maintaining a minimum pressure of 100PSI on the annular space, and failed to report monitoring data over a two-month period.
Proposed Order and Penalty: $92,000