EPA v. HARDIN COUNTY WCID #1, A TEXAS WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. HARDIN COUNTY WCID #1, A TEXAS WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVE- MENT DISTRICT NORTH OF LITTLE PINE ISLAND BAYOU, 2 MILES NORTH OF IN- TERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 105 AND PINEWOOD BOULEVARD SOUR LAKE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS 77659 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. 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, C) IF THE RESPONDENT BELIEVES COMPLETE CORRECTION OF THE VILATIONS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITH IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A COMPREHEN- SIVE WRITTEN PLAN FOR ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF VIO- LATIONS IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE, AND D) WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE AO, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

• HARDIN COUNTY WCID #1Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HARDIN COUNTY WCID #1

  101 PINEGARDEN LANE, SOUR LAKE, TX, 77659

  Registry ID: 110010654121

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HARDIN COUNTY WCID #1entered 1998-03-06

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-03-06Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-03-06Final Order Issued
• 1998-04-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1998-08-31Compliance Achieved
• 1998-08-31Enforcement Action Closed