EPA v. NUECES COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #5

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. NUECES COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #5 CROSSING OF BANQUETE CREEK BY COUNTY ROAD 40 BANQUETE, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS 78339 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CLASS I PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• NUECES COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NUECES CO WCID #5

  CROSSING OF BANQUETE CREEK BY COUNTY ROAD 40, BANQUETE, TX, 78339

  Registry ID: 110010579392

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NUECES COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRIentered 1999-07-09

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-03-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-07-09Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-28Compliance Achieved
• 1999-07-28Enforcement Action Closed