EPA v. CHARLIE'S AUTO WRECKERS (LAU000074)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$4,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A)(3). 2. CHARLES MORTILLERO CHARLIE'S AUTO WRECKERS 9025 OLD GENTILLY ROAD NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70127-4333 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO EXPLAIN THE FACILITY'S NON-COMPLIANCE, OBTAIN AN NPDES PERMIT, SUBMIT POLLUTION PREVENTION PLANS (PPP), AND MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.
Defendants (1)
- CHARLES MORTILLERONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CHARLIE'S AUTO WRECKERS
9025 OLD GENTILLY RD, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 701274333
Registry ID: 110010734349
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CHARLIE'S AUTO WRECKERSentered 1996-12-17
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-12-17Final Order Issued
- 1996-12-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-01-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36976
- Case number
- 06-1997-0145
- 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 06-1997-0145 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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