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06-1997-0184Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1997· Region 06

EPA v. INSURANCE WRECKING COMPANY (LAU000104)

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. INSURANCE WRECKING COMPANY 8125 AIRLINE HIGHWAY BATON ROUGE, E. BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70815-8110 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY ENGAGING IN AN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WITHOUT BEING COVERED BY AN NPDES PERMIT. 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), MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

  • INSURANCE WRECKING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • INSURANCE WRECKING CO

    8125 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70815

    Registry ID: 110003307528

  • INSURANCE WRECKING CO

    8125 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70815

    Registry ID: 110003307528

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • INSURANCE WRECKING COMPANYentered 1997-02-11

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 1997-02-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1997-02-11Final Order Issued
  • 1997-02-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1997-07-11Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
37015
Case number
06-1997-0184
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 06-1997-0184 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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