EPA v. FLORIDA MULCH, INC

Case summary

4/28/2025 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $35,000 TO BE PAID WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS CAFO. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: AS A RESULT OF THE CSWEI, EPA'S REVIEW OF THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE INFORMATION REQUEST, AND EPA?S REVIEW OF HISTORIC RAINFALL DATA, THE EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT STORMWATER ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE FACILITY INTO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES, WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 402 OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. ? 1342, AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS. BASED ON THE CSWEI AND REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. ? 1311(A), DUE TO RESPONDENT?S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE CWA IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS, AND DUE TO DISCHARGES NOT AUTHORIZED BY A NPDES PERMIT.

Defendants (1)

• FLORIDA MULCH, INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FLORIDA MULCH, INC.

  4754 N KENANSVILLE RD, SAINT CLOUD, FL, 347739108

  Registry ID: 110016733463

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FLORIDA MULCH, INCentered 2025-04-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $35,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2025-04-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-04-28Final Order Issued
• 2025-05-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-05-02NPDES Closed
• 2025-07-09Enforcement Action Data Entered