EPA v. Mack Studios Inc. (SB) et al.

Case summary

The Respondents own and operated the construction site located southwest of the intersection of Allen Street and Technology Park Boulevard in the City of Auburn, New York, where construction activities took place between December 2013 and October 2014. EPA inspected the site on May 16, 2014 and identified that the site failed to comply with the terms and conditions of its NYSDEC SPDES Construction General Permit by, among other things, failing to implement and maintain the SWPPP, failing to conduct and document weekly inspections once every seven (7) calendar days, failing to maintain records on-site, and failing to implement corrective actions subsequent to SWPPP inspection notifications. Stormwater discharges from the Site drain to a wetland hydraulically connected to the Owasco Outlet, which flows to the Seneca River. A turbid stormwater discharge from the site to the wetland was observed and documented by EPA at the time of the CEI.

Defendants (2)

• Mack Studios Inc. (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• Peter MaciulewiczNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MACK STUDIOS INC.

  5500 TECH PARK BLVD., AUBURN, NY, 13021

  Registry ID: 110040142477

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Mack Studios Inc. (SB) et al.entered 2016-04-19

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $48,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2015-06-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-08-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-04-19Final Order Issued
• 2016-04-19Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-04-19NPDES Closed