EPA v. INDUSTRIAL AUTO WRECKERS, INC. (LAU000103)
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. INDUSTRIAL AUTO WRECKERS, INC. 11661 OLD GENTILLY ROAD NEW ORLEANS, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA 70128-3226 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)
- INDUSTRIAL AUTO WRECKERS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WHITNEY'S INDUSTRIAL AUTO WRECKERS, INC.
11661 OLD GENTILLY RD, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 701283226
Registry ID: 110010734321
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
INDUSTRIAL AUTO WRECKERS, INC.entered 1996-12-18
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-12-18Final Order Issued
- 1996-12-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-02-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36994
- Case number
- 06-1997-0163
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1997-0163 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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