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Company: Washington Beef LLC
Current Parent Company: Agri Beef
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Penalty: $3,750,000
Year: 2010
Date: May 4, 2010
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Washington Beef LLC, the operator of a large slaughterhouse in Toppenish, Wash., agreed to pay a $750,000 civil penalty and will install several pieces of new waste water treatment equipment that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated would cost approximately $3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Washington
Facility City: Toppenish
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Idaho
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: food products
Specific Industry of Current Parent: food products
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