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03-2013-0006Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2013· Region 03

EPA v. RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES OF MARYLAND

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

INSPECTORS IDENTIFIED EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL ISSUES ON THE WESTPHALIA SITE DURING A WET WEATHER INSPECTION ON AUGUST 25, 2011. THE OBSERVATIONS WERE COMPARED TO THE MARYLAND GENERAL PERMIT FOR STORMWATER ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. GENERAL NPDES PERMIT NUMBER MDR10 AND THE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN AND EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN.

Defendants (1)

  • RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES OF MARYLANDNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES OF MD - WESTPHALIA ROW

    FERNWOOD AND SANSBURY DR, LARGO, MD, 20774

    Registry ID: 110055214824

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit
  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES OF MARYLANDentered 2012-11-15

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2012-11-15Final Order Issued
  • 2013-04-10Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3400095080
Case number
03-2013-0006
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
03
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2013-0006 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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