EPA v. CRAIG INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND STARMARK HOMES, INC., TEXAS CO

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. CRAIG INTERNATIONAL, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION STARMARK HOMES, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION FACILITY: VIRGINIA WOODS PHASE I VIRGINIA STREET MCKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS 75070 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, MAKE A COMPLETE AND CORRECT APPLICATION FOR PERMIT COVERAGE, AND SUBMIT TO EPA, A COPY OF THE PERMIT APPLICATION, CON- FIRMATION OF COVERAGE, AND THE PERMIT NUMBER, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES AND ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RE- CURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, AND TO COME INTO COM- PLIANCE, C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DE- TAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLA- TIONS AND EXPLAINING HOW THEY WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND D) WITHIN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (2)

• CRAIG INTERNATIONAL, INC.Named in settlement
• STARMARK HOMES, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• VIRGINIA WOODS PHASE I

  VIRGINIA PARKWAY AT LAKE FOREST DRIVE, MC KINNEY, TX, 750706458

  Registry ID: 110010656842

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CRAIG INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND STARMARK HOMES, INC.entered 1998-10-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1998-10-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-10-30Final Order Issued
• 1998-11-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed