EPA v. WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$30,000
Case summary
ON MARCH 31, 2000, THE ACTING DIRECTOR, WATER PROTECTION DIV DIVISION ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER ( APO ) TO WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( ACT ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319, FOR VIOLATION OF SECTION 402 OF THE ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1342. SPECIFICALLY, RESPONDENT FAILED TO APPLY FOR A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEMS ( NPDES ) PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS TO OXON RUN IN ITS UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREEN LINE TUNNEL PROJECT. THE APO SEEKS PENALTIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $48,000.
Defendants (1)
- WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WMATA JACKSON GRAHAM BLDG
600 5TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001
Registry ID: 110011367840
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITYentered 2001-01-11
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $30,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-03-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2001-01-11Final Order Issued
- 2001-02-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 18858
- Case number
- 03-2000-0116
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 3RC20
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2000-0116 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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