EPA v. Cabrita Condominium Owners Association, Inc. (SB) et al.

Case summary

ON JUNE 4, 2015, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE ORDER (DOCKET NUMBER CWA-02-2015-3114) AGAINST RESPONDENTS FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT AND REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANT INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES. THE ORDER SOUGHT THAT RESPONDENTS UPGRADE THE PLANTS AND OBTAIN A TPDES PERMIT FROM VIDPNR. UPON RECEIPT OF THE ORDER, RESPONDENTS AND EPA DISCUSSED SEVERAL ALTERNATIVES TO BRING RESPONDENTS INTO COMPLIANCE, INCLUDING ISSUANCE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT, IN WHICH RESPONDENTS AGREED TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING PLANTS AND OPERATE THEM WHILE TWO NEW PLANTS WILL BE BUILT TO REPLACE THE OLD ONES. THE ORDER ON CONSENT WAS EXECUTED ON MAY 25, 2016, AND INCLUDE COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES. BASED ON INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RESPONDENTS, THE ESTIMATED VALUE TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING PLANTS IS ABOUT $120,000, AND THE ESTIMATED COST TO BUILT THE NEW PLANT IS $900,000.

Defendants (2)

• Development Partners International, LLC (SB)Named in settlement
• Cabrita Condominium Owners Association, Inc. (SB)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CABRITA SERVICES, LLC

  PARCEL #6-L CABRITA POINT, ST THOMAS, VI, 00802

  Registry ID: 110006686087

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Cabrita Condominium Owners Association, Inc. (SB) et al.entered 2016-05-25

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-05-25Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-05-25NPDES Closed
• 2016-05-25Final Order Issued
• 2016-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered