EPA v. STAN-BLAST ABRASIVES CO., INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2)(A). 2. STAN-BLAST ABRASIVES CO., INC., A LOUISIANA CORPORATION 5712 PORT INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD GALVESTON, GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS 77550 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $10,000 PER VIOLA- TION, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $25,000.

Defendants (1)

• STAN-BLAST ABRASIVES CO., INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STAN BLAST ABRASIVES CO INC

  5712 PORT INDUSTRIAL BLVD, GALVESTON, TX, 77550

  Registry ID: 110010654318

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STAN-BLAST ABRASIVES CO., INC.entered 1998-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $12,700

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-01-26Final Order Issued
• 1998-03-17Compliance Achieved
• 1998-09-11Enforcement Action Closed