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Company: Mississippi Phosphates Corporation
Current Parent Company: Phosphate Holdings
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Penalty: $297,000
Year: 2011
Date: March 4, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Violation Description: Mississippi Phosphates agreed to pay a $297,000 civil penalty ($50,000 which was paid to the Stone Utility Authority for the operation and maintenance of its drinking and wastewater facilities) in settlement of allegations it discharged contaminated wastewater and failed to report equipment failures in the required time period, violating emissions permits.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 592111
Facility State: Mississippi
Facility County: Jackson
Facility City: Pascagoula
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Mississippi
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: agribusiness
Specific Industry of Current Parent: agricultural chemicals
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