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Company: Darigold, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Northwest Dairy Association
Penalty: $70,000
Year: 2011
Date: June 15, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: Clean Water Act and related
Violation Description: DARIGOLD, Inc., the nations fourth largest dairy cooperative, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle to violations of the Clean Water Act, in connection with an October 2009, discharge of an ammonia solution from the company's dairy processing plant at Issaquah, Washington into the East Fork of Issaquah Creek. The release killed a significant number of fish, including several adult Chinook salmon, a species listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Under the terms of the plea agreement entered today, the government and DARIGOLD will jointly recommend imposition of a sentence to include development and implementation of a corporate environmental compliance plan covering thirteen processing facilities located in five western states, payment of a $10,000 criminal fine, and payment of a $60,000 community service payment targeted toward protecting and restoring vital natural resources in the Issaquah Creek watershed.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
Facility State: Washington
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Washington
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: cooperative
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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