EPA v. BOONES ESTATES MHC, LLC AND HORIZON LAND MANAGEMENT, LLC (BOONES MOBILE ESTATE WWTP)
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On December 11, 2023, Region 3 entered into four Administrative Orders on Consent with Horizon Land Management, LLC, ( Horizon ) and four of the Manufactured Home Communities ( MHCs ) it manages: Boone?s Estates MHC, LLC, Lyons Creek MHC, LLC, Maryland Manor MHC, LLC, and Patuxent MHC, LLC located in Ann Arundel County, Maryland. The Wastewater Treatment Plants at each MHC have had numerous exceedances since January 2019, malfunctioning equipment and infrastructure, lack of proper operation and maintenance, and missing or late flow reporting. Boone?s Estates MHC, LLC also has violations of visible foam and scum, and mishandling of sludge. Lyons Creek also had violations of visible foam and scum and an unauthorized discharge point. The Orders require each MHC to create an Operations and Maintenance manual with a Preventative Maintenance Plan, perform an Engineering Evaluation of each plant with recommendations to comply with permit effluent limitations and monitoring requirements, and a Corrective Action Plan with deadlines for repairing and replacing plant components. The Orders also require the MHCs to submit quarterly progress reports. The Maryland Department of the Environment was informed of and assisted with this enforcement matter. The MHC communities, located in Lothian and Harwood, Maryland, are potential EJ areas of concern.
Defendants (2)
- HORIZON LAND MANAGEMENT, LLCNamed in settlement
- BOONES ESTATES MHC, LLCNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
BOONES MOBILE ESTATE WWTP
1091 MARLBORO ROAD, LOTHIAN, MD, 20711
Registry ID: 110006636621
BOONE'S MOBILE ESTATE WWTP
1091 MARLBORO ROAD, LOTHIAN, MD, 20711-2404
Registry ID: 110006636621
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
BOONES ESTATES MHC, LLC AND HORIZON LAND MANAGEMENT, LLC (BOONES MOBILE ESTATE WWTP)entered 2023-12-07
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2023-12-07Final Order Issued
- 2023-12-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603809377
- Case number
- 03-2024-0006
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2024-0006 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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