EPA v. CORPORACION PARA EL DESARROLLA, ET AL

Case summary

CORPORACION PARA EL DESARROLLA - ENCONOMICO FUTURA DE LA ISLA NENA, PUERTO RICO LAND ADMINSTRATION AND NENA PAVING CORP. (FACILITY NAME: QUINTAS DE SANTA ELENA DEVELOPMENT) STATE ROAD 200, KM 3.75 VIEQUES, PR 00765 *RESPONDENTS HAVE NOT APPLIED FOR A STORMWATER PERMIT AND DID NOT REPLY TO A SECTION 308 LETTER. *******5/29/02 RESPONDENT OPERATED A CONSTRUCTION SITE WITHOUT THE NPDES STORM WATER PERMITS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 301 AND 308 OF THE CWA. IN ADDITION TO PAYING THE PENALTY, THE RESPONDENT CERTIFIED IN THE CAFO THAT IT WAS IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PERMIT IT HAD SUBMITTED.

Defendants (3)

• CORPORACION PARA EL DESARROLLANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• NENA PAVING CORP.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• PUERTO RICO LAND ADMINISTRATIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• QUINTAS DE SANTA ELENA

  RD 200, KM 3.75, VIEQUES, PR, 00765

  Registry ID: 110010603258

Statutes cited

• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CORPORACION PARA EL DESARROLLOentered 1998-05-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $40,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1997-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-04-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-05-04Final Order Issued
• 1998-05-04Enforcement Action Closed