EPA v. CSG HOLDINGS INC f/k/a COLUMBIA SAND & GRAVEL (SB)

Case summary

EPA settled an administrative penalty action against CSG Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Columbia Sand & Gravel, Inc.) (CSG Holdings) for unpermitted discharges of contaminated storm water and process wastewater into Beaver Brook and the Connecticut River. The company also failed to prepare and implement a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plan in violation of the Clean Water Act. CSG Holdings operated a sand and gravel mining facility in Columbia, New Hampshire until May 2011 when it sold the facility to Pike Industries, Inc. The facility is subject to the Multi-Sector General Permit. The consent agreement and final order (CAFO) requires Respondent to pay a civil penalty of $150,000.

Defendants (1)

• COLUMBIA SAND & GRAVELNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COLUMBIA SAND & GRAVEL

  ROUTE 3, P.O. BOX 132, COLUMBIA, NH, 03576

  Registry ID: 110043252770

Statutes cited

• CWA 311J — SPCC and/or Federal Response Plan Violations
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CSG HOLDINGS INC f/k/a COLUMBIA SAND & GRAVELentered 2012-08-21

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $150,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2011-10-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-03-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-08-21Final Order Issued