EPA v. ALDEN WOODS INC

Case summary

The Respondent is a developer and a contractor at a construction site in Holden, Massachusetts, on which a residential subdivision (“Alden Woods Subdivision”) of 124 lots is being developed. The site is approximately 72 acres in size with a disturbed area of 29 acres. Because the Respondent is an operator of a site disturbing more than five acres, the Respondent was required to apply for either an individual NPDES permit or a promulgated NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Construction Activities. The Respondent failed to seek authorization to discharge under a permit. Erosion control measures installed by the Respondent were inadequate and poorly maintained. On numerous occasions between September of 2004 and May of 2006, the Commonwealth’s Department of Conservation and Recreation staff documented discharges of sediment-laden water discharging from the Construction Site to Chaffins Brook.

Defendants (1)

• ALDEN WOODS INC (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ALDEN WOODS DEVELPMENT

  WACHUSETT STREET, HOLDEN, MA, 01520

  Registry ID: 110024580461

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ALDEN WOODS INCentered 2008-09-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $16,667

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2007-11-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2008-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-09-11Final Order Issued