EPA v. BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION, LLC (CAPITOL CROSSING GARAGE, EAST CONCOURSE AND PLATFORM)

Case summary

On May 27, 2020, the Regional Judicial Order signed a Final Order issuing a Consent Agreement entered into by the Director of the Enforcement Compliance and Assurance Division (ECAD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III ( Complainant ) and Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC, Fairfax, Virginia ( Respondent ), pursuant to Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), and the Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties and the Revocation, Termination or Suspension of Permits (Consolidated Rules of Practice), 40 C.F.R. Part 22. The penalty arises from permit violations under the General Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities, and the Stormwater Construction General Permits (SWCGP) held by Respondent at the following sites: Capitol Crossing Garage, East Concourse and Platform (utility relocation and highway); National Museum of the Marine Corps; Portals V; and Wharf Development Phase 2. The permits authorize operators of construction activities to discharge to surface waters within the boundaries of the Commonwealth of Virginia, except those specifically named in State Water Control Board regulations that prohibit such discharges. Respondent had multiple record-keeping and good housekeeping violations of its various permits and has agreed to pay a penalty of $100,000 to settle all matters and to institute company-wide training and inspection criteria across all facilities pursuant to Administrative Order, EPA Docket No. CWA-03-2020-0052DN.

Defendants (1)

• BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (8)

• NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS EXPANSION

  18900 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, TRIANGLE, VA, 22172

  Registry ID: 110069594674

• PORTALS V

  1399 MARYLAND AVE, WASHINGTON, DC, 20002

  Registry ID: 110070045489

• CAPITOL CROSSING GARAGE, EAST CONCOURSE + PLATFORM

  222 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001

  Registry ID: 110069343446

• PORTALS V

  1399 MARYLAND AVE SW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20002

  Registry ID: 110070045489

• THE WHARF DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2

  640 MAINE AVENUE SW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20024

  Registry ID: 110070506129

• NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS EXPANSION

  18900 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, TRIANGLE, VA, 22172

  Registry ID: 110069594674

• THE WHARF DEVELOPMENT PHASE 2

  640 MIANE AVENUE SW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20024

  Registry ID: 110070506129

• CAPITOL CROSSING GARAGE, EAST CONCOURSE AND PLATFORM

  222 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001

  Registry ID: 110069343446

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION, LLC (CAPITOL CROSSING GARAGE, EAST CONCOURSE AND PLATFORM)entered 2020-05-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $100,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2020-05-28Final Order Issued
• 2020-05-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2020-06-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
• 2020-07-01NPDES Closed