EPA v. WAL-MART STORES_INC
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$24,637
Compliance action
$4,500,000
Case summary
THIS CASE IS TO BE JOINED TO A NATIONAL CASE BROUGHT BY REGION 6 AGAINST WAL-MART STORES INC., REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF NPDES REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DISCHARGE OF STORMWATER FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES. THE HADLEY, MA VIOLATION CASE INVOLVED FAILURE TO OBTAIN THE REQUIRED NPDES PERMIT FOR THE DISCHARGE OF STORMWATER.
Defendants (1)
- WAL-MART STORES INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WAL MART STORE 2683
337 RUSSELL, HADLEY, MA, 01035
Registry ID: 110003500603
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WAL-MART STORES INCentered 2001-08-01
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $24,637
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2000-05-08Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2000-05-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-06-07Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-08-01Final Order Entered
- 2001-08-01Final Order Lodged
- 2001-08-01Concluded
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1252
- Case number
- 01-2000-0055
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- OES
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2000-0055 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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