EPA v. CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION, U.S. DEPT. OF THE NAVY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION 11001 D. STREET CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS 78419-5021 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY 1) STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) WAS NOT SIGNED BY A RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL, 2) THE SWPPP HAD NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED, 3) A POLLUTION PREVENTION TEAM HAD NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED AND IDENTIFIED IN THE SWPPP, 4) QUARTER- LY INSPECTIONS CALLED FOR IN THE SWPPP WERE NOT BEING PERFORMED AND WEEKLY MINIMUM REQUIRED INSPECTIONS DURING DEICING/ANTI-ICING APPLICATION PERIODS WERE NOT BEING RE- CORDED OR PERFORMED, 5) SAMPLING WAS NOT BEING PERFORMED, AND THERE WERE 26 ILLICIT CONNECTIONS TO THE STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM DISCHARGING NON-STORM WATER. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERS THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES AND ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL OF THE APPLICABLE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE PERMIT AND REGULATIONS, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED, EXPLAINING WHY SUCH ACTIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PRE- VENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) PRE- PARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PERMIT REQUIREMENTS, AND C) IF PERMITTEE BELIEVES COMPLETE CORRECTION OF THE VIOLATIONS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR ELIMINATION AND PREVENT- ION OF VIOLATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• US NAVY CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION

  19 OCEAN DRIVE, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 784195021

  Registry ID: 110000465078

• US NAVY CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATION

  19 OCEAN DRIVE, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, 784195021

  Registry ID: 110000465078

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CORPUS CHRISTI NAVAL AIR STATIONentered 1998-03-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-03-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-03-20Final Order Issued
• 1998-04-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-04-28Compliance Achieved
• 1998-04-28Enforcement Action Closed