EPA v. FLAGRIDGE ESTATES JOINT VENTURE, A TEXAS PARTNERSHIP

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(1). 2. FLAGRIDGE ESTATES JOINT VENTURE, A TEXAS PARTNERSHIP FACILITY: NORTH WOOD ESTATES STATE HIGHWAY 2004N AND STATE HIGHWAY 288E LAKE JACKSON, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS 77566 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY WITHOUT A NPDES PERMIT FROM 1994 THROUGH JUN. OF 1997. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(1) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500, WHICH CONSTI- TUTES NO MORE THAN $11,000 PER DAY PER VIOLATION FOR EACH VIOLATION.

Defendants (1)

• FLAGRIDGE ESTATES JOINT VENTURENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NORTH WOOD ESTATES

  HWY 2004N AND HWY 288E, LAKE JACKSON, TX, 77566

  Registry ID: 110010642493

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FLAGRIDGE ESTATES JOINT VENTUREentered 1998-05-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-12-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-01-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-05-29Final Order Issued
• 1998-06-30Compliance Achieved
• 1998-08-31Enforcement Action Closed