EPA v. PULTE HOME CORPORATION OF TEXAS

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. PULTE HOME CORPORATION OF TEXAS, A MICHIGAN CORPORATION 9103 CHESTER PARK HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77041 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY ENGAGING IN AN INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY WITHOUT BEING COV- ERED BY AN NPDES PERMIT, AND BY FAILING TO MAKE A STORM WATER INSPECTION AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 7 DAYS OR WITHIN 24 HOURS OF A RAINFALL EVENT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $10,000 PER VIOLATION, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF $25,000.

Defendants (1)

• PULTE HOME CORPORATION OF TEXASNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PULTE HOME CORP

  9103 CHESTER PARK, HOUSTON, TX, 77041

  Registry ID: 110010653024

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PULTE HOME CORPORATION OF TEXASentered 1997-11-25

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $12,350

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-08-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-08-20Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1997-11-25Final Order Issued
• 1997-12-11Compliance Achieved
• 1998-09-11Enforcement Action Closed