EPA v. AAA PLATING, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. AAA PLATING, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 805 W. VERNON BELLS, GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS 75414 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 THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO). THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE, SUBMITTING A COPY OF THE APPLICATION, CONFIRMATION OF COVERAGE AND THE AS- SIGNED PERMIT NUMBER TO EPA, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHAT EVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE DE- FICIENCIES AND ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE, C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, EXPLAIN HOW THEY WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND SUBMIT A COPY OF THE STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) FOR ITS FACILITY, AND D) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.

Defendants (1)

• AAA PLATING, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AAA PLATING CO

  805 W VERNON, BELLS, TX, 75414

  Registry ID: 110010776525

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AAA PLATING, INC.entered 1999-03-05

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-03-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-03-05Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-07-26Compliance Achieved
• 1999-07-26Enforcement Action Closed