EPA v. Lafarge North America, Inc. (NC)(Lead)

Case summary

This involves violations at eight sand and gravel, cement and ready mix concrete facilities owned by Lafarge North America, Inc. in New York. Other Lafarge facilities in other regions are also being referred. Violations of general permits and individual SPDES permits issued by NYSDEC include, among others: failure to obtain permit coverage, failure to conduct monitoring and/or site evaluations, failure to maintain and follow adequate SWPPPs, as well as effluent violations.

Defendants (5)

• Lafarge North America IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Redland Quarries NY IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• LaFarge Mid-Atlantic, LLC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• LaFarge West, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• LaFarge Building Materials, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (83)

• WESTBANK (AMES) READY MIX

  1950 AMES BLVD, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70072

  Registry ID: 110054900979

• ST CHARLES QUARRY LLC

  2000 SOUTH RIVER ROAD, ST CHARLES, MO, 63303

  Registry ID: 110069250081

• ST CHARLES QUARRY LLC

  2000 SOUTH RIVER ROAD, ST CHARLES, MO, 63303

  Registry ID: 110069250081

• WICHITA ASPHALT

  3600 N W ST, WICHITA, KS, 67205

  Registry ID: 110017522288

• COURTNEY RIDGE LANDFILL

  2001 N M-291 HIGHWAY, SUGAR CREEK, MO, 64058

  Registry ID: 110010427573

• GASPORT QUARRY

  8728 ROCHESTER ROAD, GASPORT, NY, 14067

  Registry ID: 110019586857

• LAFARGE MIDWEST AGGREGATES - AUX SABLE QUARRY

  4225 DELLOS ROAD, MORRIS, IL, 60450

  Registry ID: 110040895289

• THIBODAUX READY MIX

  401 FORTY ARPENT ROAD, THIBODAUX, LA, 70301

  Registry ID: 110054900960

• LAFARGE HOPKINS STREET READY MIX

  242 HOPKINS STREET, BUFFALO, NY, 14220

  Registry ID: 110046278915

• LAFARGE AGGREGATES IL INC LAFARGE SHERIDAN PIT

  EAST 2603 & NORTH 42ND, SHERIDAN, IL, 60551

  Registry ID: 110002071882

• NEW ORLEANS AIRPORT READY MIX

  480 CROFTON ROAD, KENNER, LA, 70065

  Registry ID: 110054900942

• LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC DERBY READY MIX

  355 W WASHINGTON ST, DERBY, KS, 67037

  Registry ID: 110025317253

• LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC 149TH ST

  1245 W 149TH ST, OLATHE, KS, 66061

  Registry ID: 110024523942

• BUNKER READY MIX

  317 S 3RD, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64006

  Registry ID: 110054093912

• AUDUBON READYMIX WARRENSBURG

  247 NE DIVISION, WARRENSBURG, MO, 64093

  Registry ID: 110009050150

• …and 68 more

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Lafarge North America, Inc. (NC)(Lead)entered 2012-02-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $255,143

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 2007-12-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2007-12-31Referred To Headquarters
• 2008-01-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-11-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 2011-11-29Final Order Lodged
• 2012-02-10Final Order Entered
• 2012-02-10Concluded
• 2018-09-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 2018-09-20NPDES Closed