EPA v. LKQ NEW ENGLAND - LEOMINSTER

Case summary

On July 21, 2020, EPA issued three Clean Water Act Administrative Orders (Orders) to LKQ Northeast, Inc. facilities in Webster, Leominster, and Southwick, Massachusetts. EPA inspections at these auto salvage yards revealed noncompliance with the 2015 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Discharges. The Orders require the facilities to come into compliance with MSGP requirements, update their Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans, and submit evaluation and implementation plans for pollution prevention best management practices at each of their identified stormwater outfalls.

Defendants (1)

• LKQ New EnglandNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LKQ ABC AUTO PARTS - LEOMINSTER, MA

  1525 CENTRAL STREET, LEOMINSTER, MA, 01453-5935

  Registry ID: 110066919794

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LKQ NEW ENGLANDentered 2020-07-21

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2020-07-21Final Order Issued
• 2020-07-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-08-04Enforcement Action Data Entered