EPA v. COOKS LANE JOINT VENTURE AND COOPER EXCAVATING, INC.

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. COOKS LANE JOINT VENTURE, A TEXAS JOINT VENTURE PARTNER- SHIP COOPER EXCAVATING, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION FACILITY: COOKS LANE NE AND I-30 FORT WORTH, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS 76100 3. RESPONDENTS WERE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTIONS FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SITE WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT, AND BY VIOLATING AN ADMINISTRA- TIVE ORDER (AO) THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENTS TO OBTAIN AN NPDES PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500.

Defendants (2)

• COOKS LANE JOINT VENTURENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• COOPER EXCAVATING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RICHARD CARTER CO

  I-30 AND COOKS LANE, FORT WORTH, TX, 76100

  Registry ID: 110010746345

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COOKS LANE JOINT VENTURE, BY MR. RICHARD WARE CARTentered 1998-01-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-10-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-10-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-01-26Final Order Issued
• 1998-08-21Compliance Achieved
• 1998-08-21Enforcement Action Closed