EPA v. WESTLAKE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #1, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. WESTLAKE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #1, A TEXAS MUNICI- PALITY 1300 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 1400 HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77056 FACILITY: NORTH OF SOUTH MAYDE CREEK, APPROX. 800' NORTH OF INTERSECTION OF SAUMA AND GREENHOUSE ROADS 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARG- ING FROM POINTS OTHER THAN THE ONE AUTHORIZED BY THE PER- MIT. 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 ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND EXPLAINING WHY SUCH AC- TIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT RECUR- RENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND C) IF PERMITTEE BELIEVES COMPLETE CORRECTION OF THE VIOLATIONS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A COM- PREHENSIVE PLAN FOR ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLA- TIONS IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE.

Defendants (1)

• WESTLAKE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #1Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WESTLAKE MUD # 1

  2631 GREENHOUSE ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77084

  Registry ID: 110000915653

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WESTLAKE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #1entered 1998-03-31

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-03-31Final Order Issued
• 1998-04-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-11-17Compliance Achieved
• 1998-11-17Enforcement Action Closed