EPA v. HOUSTON PLATING COMPANY, A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318 AND 1319(A). 2. HOUSTON PLATING COMPANY, A TEXAS CORPORATION 1315 GEORGIA AVENUE SOUTH HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77587 3. RESPONDENT, AN INDUSTRIAL USER (IU), WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 307(D) AND 308(A) BY 1) FAILING TO SUBMIT BASE- LINE MONITORING REPORTS (BMRS) TO EPA, 2) FAILING TO SUB- MIT PERIODIC REPORTS ON CONTINUED COMPLIANCE, AND 3) FAILING TO NOTIFY EPA ABOUT MIXING PROCESS EFFLUENT PRIOR TO TREATMENT WITH WASTEWATERS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308 AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPONDENT TO: A) SUBMIT BMRS TO EPA IN COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS, B) MONITOR ALL IU DISCHARGES TO THE POW BY THE EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AO, C) SUBMIT MONI- TORING RESULTS ON A DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT (DMR), AND D) WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

• HOUSTON PLATING COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HOUSTON PLATING COMPANY

  1315 GEORGIA, SOUTH HOUSTON, TX, 775870418

  Registry ID: 110000463757

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 308A — Clean Water Act
• CWA 307D — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HOUSTON PLATING COMPANYentered 1997-11-28

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-11-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-11-28Final Order Issued
• 1998-01-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-02-22Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-22Enforcement Action Closed