EPA v. GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY, A TEXAS MUD

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY, A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF I-20 AND GRANDVIEW AVENUE AND SOUTH OF ODESSA, ECTOR COUNTY, TEXAS 79766 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY WHICH 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 CORRECTIVE 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 REA- SONABLE TIME.

Defendants (1)

• GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTH

  1 M S OF I-20 AND GRANDVIEW AVE, S OF, ODESSA, TX, 79766

  Registry ID: 110010650713

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITYentered 1999-01-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-01-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-01-14Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-11-12Compliance Achieved
• 1999-11-12Enforcement Action Closed