EPA v. HERBERT'S AUTO PARTS (LAU000097)
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. GARY HERBERT HERBERT'S AUTO PARTS D/B/A HERBERT'S SCRAP METAL AND MATERIALS 39161 HIGHWAY 74 GONZALES, LOUISIANA 70737-6404 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)
- GARY HERBERTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HERBERT'S AUTO PARTS
39161 HWY 74, GONZALES, LA, 707376404
Registry ID: 110010653578
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HERBERT'S AUTO PARTSentered 1996-12-18
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1996-12-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-12-18Final Order Issued
- 1997-02-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-09-21Compliance Achieved
- 1999-09-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36995
- Case number
- 06-1997-0164
- 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 06-1997-0164 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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