SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

The J.R. Simplot Company has reached agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a settlement around practices related to phosphate ore processing, land reclamation and process materials and waste management related to beneficiating phosphate mineral ore at the Company’s Rock Springs, Wyoming site. This settlement was entered by the Federal District Court for the District of Wyoming on September 4, 2020. The agreement will provide waste management practices that reduce overall waste volumes and ensures that taxpayer dollars will not be required for future closure of the facility.

As part of this agreement, Simplot will make the Consent Decree and other specified documents available to the public.
The Consent Decree and supporting documents may be viewed using the links below:

Consent Decree
ISSMP
Rock Springs Decree – First Modification

This consent decree was generated in accordance with Simplot’s settlement with the United States in U.S. v. J.R. Simplot Co., Civ. No. 20-CV-125-F (D. Wyo.) and may not have been reviewed or verified by U.S. EPA prior to posting. If you have questions about the information in this submission, please contact Alan Prouty, Vice President Environmental & Regulatory Affairs, 1099 W. Front Street, Boise, ID 83702, (208) 780-7365, Alan.Prouty@Simplot.com.

Consent Decree Semi-Annual Periodic Report No. 12
Consent Decree Semi-Annual Periodic Report No. 11
Consent Decree Semi-Annual Periodic Report No. 10
Consent Decree Semi-Annual Periodic Report No. 9
Consent Decree Quarterly Periodic Report No. 8
Consent Decree Quarterly Periodic Report No. 7
Consent Decree Quarterly Periodic Report No. 6
Consent Decree Quarterly Periodic Report No. 5
Consent Decree Quarterly Periodic Report No. 4
Consent Decree Quarterly Periodic Report No. 3
Consent Decree Quarterly Periodic Report No. 2
Consent Decree Quarterly Periodic Report No. 1