EPA v. GULF PARK WATER COMPANY, INC.

Case summary

GULF PARK WATER COMPANY, INC. (GULF PARK) OWNS AND OPERATES A WASTEWATERTREATMENT FACILITY LOCATED IN OCEAN SPRINGS, JACKSON COUNTY MISSISSIPPI.BEGINNING IN 1985 AND CONTINUING TO THE PRESENT, GULF PARK HASDISCHARGED TREATED WASTEWATER INTO THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND, A WATER OF THEUNITED STATES. GULF PARK'S DICHARGE TO THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND HAS BEENWITHOUT THE AUTHORITY OF A NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATIONSYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT. GULF PARK'S UNPERMITTED DISCHARGE IS INVIOLATION OF THE ACT. THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI HAS BEEN DELEGATED NPDES PERMIT ISSUANCE ANDENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY BY EPA. THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI HAS NOT BEENSUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING THE UNPERMITTED DISCHARGE AND HAS SOUGHTASSISTANCE FROM EPA IN ADDRESSING THIS CONTINUING VIOLATION. BASED ON THE FOREGOING, WE THEREFORE RECOMMEND INITIATING A CIVILENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST GULF PARK FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT.

Defendants (4)

• JOHNSON PROPERTIES, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• GULF PARK WATER CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
• JOHNSON, GLENN KELLYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• JOHNSON, MICHAELNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GULF PARK WATER CO INC

  720 PORTERS CHAPEL RD, VICKSBURG, MS, 391805776

  Registry ID: 110010703578

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• GULF PARK WATER COMPANY, INC.entered 1998-08-10

  Primary law: CWA

• GULF PARK WATER COMPANY, INC.entered 1998-03-17

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,150,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1992-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1993-07-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1993-12-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 1998-08-10Final Order Entered
• 1998-08-10Final Order Lodged
• 2001-03-27Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-03-27Concluded