EPA v. STARR COUNTY WCID NO. 2

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2( OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S. C. SEC. 1319(G)(2). 2. STARR COUNTY WCID NO. 2 P.O. BOX 19 RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS 78582 PERMIT NO. TX0068764 3. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY EXCEED- ING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS OF ITS PERMIT DURING DIS- CHARGES OF POLLUTANTS INTO THE RIO GRANDE RIVER AND A VIOLATION OF INADEQUATE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A PENALTY OF $125,000.00.

Defendants (1)

• STARR COUNTY WCID NO. 2Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STARR COUNTY WCID #0002

  1/2MI UPSTREAM FROM INT'L BRDG E OF RIO GRAN-, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX, 78582

  Registry ID: 110010652221

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STARR COUNTY WCID NO. 2entered 1996-01-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $40,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1995-04-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-05-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-01-12Final Order Issued
• 1996-11-13Compliance Achieved
• 1996-12-12Enforcement Action Closed