EPA v. Ashwood Companies Birch Hill Estates
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondents are operators at a 75-acre residential subdivision. Violations include: failure to obtain stormwater permit, unauthorized discharge of stormwater without a permit, and violations of permit conditions. Ashwood failed to apply for coverage under EPA's 1998 Construction General Permit from at least 10/98 to 11/02; from 11/02 through 11/03 perform and document site inspections & maintain certain erosion and sediment controls which resulted in the discharge of turbid waters from the site to waters of the U.
Defendants (3)
- Birch Hill Estates (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Methuen Group Realty Trust (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- Park Construction (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BIRCH HILLS ESTATES
OLD FERRY ROAD, METHUEN, MA, 01844
Registry ID: 110012670458
Statutes cited
- CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Ashwood Companies Birch Hill Estatesentered 2004-08-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $70,000
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2003-11-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2003-12-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2004-08-04Final Order Issued
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 108588
- Case number
- 01-2004-2010
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Information Request, Records, Entry
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2004-2010 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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