EPA v. Bancroft
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This information request and administrative compliance order is being issued to address violations of the NYSDEC SPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) at the Bancroft facility in Burlington Flats, NY, identified during a September 7, 2017 EPA inspection. The facility includes auto salvage, scrap metal recycling and saw mill operations. Specifically, the facility failed to develop a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that includes all of the elements required under the MSGP. It also failed to implement control measures to comply with certain non-numeric effluent limits, such as implementing good housekeeping practices to keep areas exposed to stormwater clean. The Order requires the facility to comply with the terms and conditions of the MSGP.
Defendants (1)
- BancroftNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BANCROFT ENTERPRISE
2647 CO HWY 16, BURLINGTON FLATS, NY, 13315
Registry ID: 110063222944
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Bancroftentered 2017-12-13
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2017-12-13Final Order Issued
- 2017-12-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-03-09NPDES Closed
- 2018-03-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601307181
- Case number
- 02-2018-3018
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2018-3018 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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