EPA v. LENNAR HOMES, LLC/SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DIV.//RIVERSTRAND

Case summary

6/15/17 - CONSENT AGREEMENT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $17,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: BASED ON THE CSWEI AND REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE EPA ALLEGES THAT THE RESPONDENT HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE CWA, ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS, AND THE PERMIT AS FOLLOWS: A. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO DOCUMENT THAT TIMELY REPARS WERE COMPLETED OF BMP FAILURES OR DEFICIENCIES AFTER SIX DIFFERENT SELF-INSPECTIONS, BETWEEN JANUARY 7, 2015, AND MARCH 11, 2015. B. THE RESPONDENT FAILD TO PROPERLY DOCUMENT SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR REMOVA OF SILT DEPOSITED INTO EXISTING ON-SITE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PONDS. C. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO PROPERLY STABILIZE CONSTRUCTION AREAS WHERE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES HAD TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY CEASED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF CESSATION. D. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO INSTALL, AND IN OTHER LOCATIONS PROPERLY MAINTAIN, SILT FENCES, IN LOCATIONS WHERE THE SWPPP REQUIRFED FENCES. E. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO INCLUDE ALL BMP DOCUMENTATION FOR SPECIFIED CONTROL MEASURES WITHIN THE SWPPP. F. THE RESPONDENT FAILED TO INCLUDE A COMPLETE SITE MAP WHICH SHOWED THE DRAINAGE PATTERNS, SLOPES, AND MAJOR STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL CONTROLS IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN FOR THE PHASE 4 AREA. THEREFORE, THE RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTIONS 301 AND 402(p) OF CWA, DUE TO ITS FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT.

Defendants (2)

• RIVERSTRANDNamed in complaint
• LENNAR HOMES LLC SW FLORIDA DIVISIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RIVERSTRAND

  8411 PORT HARBOUR PKWY, BRADENTON, FL, 34212

  Registry ID: 110054139801

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LENNAR HOMES, LLC/SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DIV.//RIVERSTRANDentered 2017-06-15

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $17,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2017-06-15Final Order Issued
• 2017-06-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-06-16Enforcement Action Data Entered