EPA v. TAMPA ELECTRIC CO. (BIG BEND)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$72,000
Case summary
THIS IS A CLASS II CWA ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ACTION BROUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA AGAINST TECO FOR 25 KNOWN INSTANCES OF PERMIT VIOLATIONS OR OF UNPER- MITTED DISCHARGES AT LOCATIONS AND BY MEANS NOT AUTHORIZED BY ITS NPDES PERMIT FROM FEB. 1985 TO APRIL 1989. THE PROPOSED PENALTY AMOUNT IS $85,000.
Defendants (1)
- TAMPA ELECTRIC CO. (BIG BEND)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY BIG BEND STATION
BIG BEND ROAD, APOLLO BEACH, FL, 33572
Registry ID: 110008319505
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY BIG BEND STATION
BIG BEND ROAD, APOLLO BEACH, FL, 33572
Registry ID: 110008319505
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TAMPA ELECTRIC CO. (BIG BEND)
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $72,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1989-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-10-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1989-12-20Compliance Achieved
- 1989-12-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 20531
- Case number
- 04-1990-0003
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- AWLB
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1990-0003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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