EPA v. WALTHOM GROUP - SOUTHTECH BUSINESS PARK

Case summary

11/28/2008 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. ORDER STATES: DURING THE CSWEI, EPA INSPECTORS OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING: A. THE PLAN WAS NOT IMPLEMENTED AS APPROVED, AS REQUIRED BY PART I.A.2 OF THE PERMIT. SEDIMENT TRAP 9 ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT WAS INSTALLED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION FROM WHAT WAS APPROVED ON THE PLAN. THE SKIMMERS IN SEDIMENT TRAPS 3, 7, AND 8 WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY. THERE WAS A SEDIMENT TRAP ON THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT NOT DENOTED IN THE PLAN. B. INSPECTION REPORTS WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION, AS REQUIRED BY PART I.B.3 OF THE PERMIT. C. STORM WATER CONTROLS WERE NOT BEING OPERATED AND MAINTAINED AT OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY, AS REQUIRED BY PART I.C.2, PART II.C.1 OF THE PERMIT. SEVERAL INLET AND OUTLET STRUCTURES ALOGN ROAD '02 WERE FULL OF SEDIMENT AND NEEDED MAINTENANCE. PERIMETER SILT FENCING ON THE CUL-DE-SAC OF ROAD 02 NEEDED MAINTENANCE. SEDIMENT TRAPS 3,7,8, AND 9, AND THE DIVERSION DITCHES ALONG ROAD 02 NEEDED TO BE STABLIZED. THE PIPE OBSERVED DISCHARGING NON-STORM WATER NEEDED TO BE REMOVED OR DIVERTED TO SEDIMENT TRAP 9. THE OUTFALLS TO THE SEDIMENT TRAPS NEEDED APPROPRIATE RIP-RAP OUTLET.

Defendants (2)

• SOUTHTECH BUSINESS PARKNamed in settlement
• WALTHOM GROUPNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SOUTHTECH BUSINESS PARK

  PONY FARM ROAD, CLAYTON, NC, 27520

  Registry ID: 110037245772

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WALTHOM GROUP - SOUTHTECH BUSINESS PARKentered 2008-11-28

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2008-11-28Final Order Issued
• 2008-12-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-12-02Enforcement Action Closed