EPA v. HOUSTON, CITY OF (69TH STREET)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
1. SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ). 2. CITY OF HOUSTON (69TH STREET) P.O. BOX 1562 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77002 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA, EPA IS- SUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPONDENT TO COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- HOUSTON, CITY OF (69TH STREET)Named in complaint
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-06-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-06-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-06-03Final Order Issued
- 1998-11-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36619
- Case number
- 06-1996-0323
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- 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 06-1996-0323 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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