EPA v. GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES, INC._(NORTH PORT)

Case summary

GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES, INC. (GDU) OWNS AND OPERA- TES A DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WTP) IN THE CITY OF NOTH PORT, FLORIDA, UNDER A FRANCHISE FROM THAT CITY. MOST OF THE CITY CONSISTS OF LAND OWNED AND BEING DEVELOPED BY GENERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (GDC), WHICH HAS ABOUT TEN SUCH DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA. GDU IS A WHOLLY- OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF GDC AND OWNS AND OPERATES WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT UTILITIES IN MOST OR ALL OF GDC'S DEVELOPMENTS. THE CITY OF NORTH PORT HAS ABOUT 12,000 PEO- PLE, AND THE NORTH PORT WTP PRESENTLY HAS A .95 MGD DESIGN CAPACITY.

Defendants (1)

• GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES

  1111 S BAYSHORE DR, MIAMI, FL, 33131

  Registry ID: 110010619642

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GENERAL DEVELOPMENT UTILITIES, INC._(NORTH PORT)entered 1987-12-15

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $367,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1987-06-25Referred To Headquarters
• 1987-07-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1987-09-23Complaint Filed With Court
• 1987-12-15Final Order Lodged
• 1987-12-15Final Order Entered
• 1987-12-15Concluded
• 1989-10-25Enforcement Action Closed