EPA v. STANDARD PACIFIC OF FLORIDA GA, INC./CALATLANTIC/THE RESERVE AT ALAQUA

Case summary

9/13/16 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $8,427, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: ON MARCH 25, 2015, EPA AND FDEP PERFORMED A COMPLIANCE STORMWATER EVALUATION INSPECTION (CSWEI) AT THE DEVELOPMENT TO EVALUATE THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF STORMWATER. ON JUNE 19, 2015, EPA SENT TO THE RESPONDENT A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) REQUESTING RESPONDENT PROVIDE INFO SPECIFIC TO RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE PERMIT. ON JULY 16, 2015, RESPONDENT PROVIDED ITS RESPONSE TO THE RFI. AS A RESULT OF THE CSWEI, RESPONSE TO THE RFI, AND SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATIVE EFFORTS, EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT STORMWATER ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE DEVELOPMENT. BASED ON THE CSWEI, EPA OBSERVED EVIDENCE OF A CONCRETE WASHOUT AT LOT #16 (THE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLANT DESIGNATED LOT #44 AS THE CONCRETE WASHOUT LOCATION, AND PAINT AND PAINT WASHING BEING IMPROPERLY DISPOSED AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN THE AREA DESIGNATED IN THE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN, IN VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT. B. DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO EPA DO NOT PROVE THAT INSPECTIONS AFTER RAINFALL EVENTS GREATER THAN 0.5 INCHES AS DOCUMENTED IN THE RAINFALL LOG, WERE PERFORMED WITHIN 24 HOURS FOLLOWING RAINFALL EVENTS ON SEPT 8, 2014, SEPT 20, 2014, SEPT 26, 2014, SEPT 29, 2014, NOV 29, 2014, FEB 9, 2015, APR 12, 2015, OR WERE INADEQUATELY COMPLETED, IN VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT. C. DOCUMENTS PROVIDED TO EPA DO NOT PROVE THAT RESPONDENT MAINTAINED A CERTIFICATION STATEMENT FROM THE CONTRACTOR AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENTS FROM ALL APPROPRIATE SUBCONTRACTORS, IN VIOLATION OF THE PERMIT. THEREFORE, EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTIONS 301 AND 402(p).

Defendants (2)

• THE RESERVE AT ALAQUANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• STANDARD PACIFIC OF FLORIDA GP, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RESERVE AT ALAQUA

  ALAQUA DRIVE AND PLAYERS POINT, LONGWOOD, FL, 32779

  Registry ID: 110058920324

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STANDARD PACIFIC OF FLORIDA GA, INC./CALATLANTIC/THE RESERVE AT ALAQUAentered 2016-09-13

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $8,427

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2016-09-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2016-09-13Final Order Issued
• 2016-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-10-20Enforcement Action Closed
• 2016-10-20NPDES Closed