EPA v. HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$87,500
Case summary
DISCHARGING IN AMOUNTS AND/OR CONCENTRATIONS IN EXCESS OF THE PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AT OUTFALLS 001, 005 AND 007; FREE AVAILABLE CHLORINE, BOD, IRON AND PH. FAILURE TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS OF TREATMENT AND CONTROL. PROPOSED PENALTY IS $135,000. FACILITY NO. TX0000021170. PERMIT NO. TX0082651. ADDRESS: FM ROAD 39 JEWETT, TX.
Defendants (1)
- HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO
FM RD 39, JEWETT, TX, 758469715
Registry ID: 110010760934
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.entered 1993-09-07
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $87,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1993-05-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1993-09-07Final Order Issued
- 1993-10-19Compliance Achieved
- 1993-10-19Enforcement Action Closed
- 1994-01-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35624
- Case number
- 06-1993-0080
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6C-AW
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1993-0080 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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