EPA v. MONTGOMERY COUNTY WCID NO. 1, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. 1319(A). 2. MONTGOMERY COUNTY WCID NO. 1, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY 11 MILES SOUTH OF CONROE, 3 MILES WEST OF 3-45, AT THE SOUTH END OF GLEN LOCH DRIVE IN THE TIMBER RIDGE-LAKE SUBDIVISION 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITIES THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 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, TAKE WHATEVER CORECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC AC- TIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND EXPLAIN HOW THEY WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST REASONABLE TIME.

Defendants (1)

• MONTGOMERY COUNTY WCID NO. 1Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MONTGOMERY CO WCID #1

  11 M S OF CONROE, 3 M W OF I-45, S END OF GLEN LOC, CONROE, TX, 77301

  Registry ID: 110010656502

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MONTGOMERY COUNTY WCID NO. 1entered 1999-01-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-01-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-01-14Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-29Compliance Achieved
• 1999-06-29Enforcement Action Closed