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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: J.R. Simplot Company
Current Parent Company: J.R. Simplot
Penalty: $151,500,000
Year: 2023
Date: July 11, 2023
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: The settlement resolves allegations primarily under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at a fertilizer manufacturing facility, including that Simplot failed to properly identify and manage certain waste streams as hazardous wastes. The settlement requires Simplot to implement process modifications costing an estimated $150 million designed to enable greater recovery and reuse of phosphate, a valuable resource. The settlement also requires Simplot to ensure that financial resources will be available when the time comes for environmentally sound closure of the facility. Simplot will also pay a civil penalty of $1.5 million.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Idaho
Facility City: Pocatello
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Idaho
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: agribusiness
Specific Industry of Current Parent: agribusiness
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.