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 301 — NPDES 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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