EPA v. JH LYNCH & SONS (PULASKI AVE)

Case summary

On December 10, 2012, the Region issued a Complaint seeking penalties against the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and its contractor, J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc., resulting from violations of their general permits regulating stormwater discharges from construction sites. The complaint alleges failure to install and maintain adequate best management practices resulting in discharges of heavily silted stormwater into the Peters River and Arnolds Brook in Bellingham, Massachusetts. On May 14, 2013, the Region issued a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) settling a Clean Water Act penalty against the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and its contractor, J.H. Lynch & Sons, Inc., resulting from violations of their general permits regulating stormwater discharges from construction sites. The complaint alleged failure to install and maintain adequate best management practices resulting in discharges of heavily silted stormwater into the Peters River and Arnolds Brook in Bellingham, Massachusetts. The settlement provides that the Respondents will pay a penalty of $55,000.

Defendants (1)

• JH LYNCH & SONSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PULASKI BOULEVARD RECONSTRUCTION

  PULASKI BOULEVARD, BELLINGHAM, MA, 02019

  Registry ID: 110042374132

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JH LYNCH & SONS (PULASKI AVE)entered 2013-05-14

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $55,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2012-10-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-12-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-05-14Final Order Issued