EPA v. EAST T. C. JESTER LTD., A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. EAST T. C. JESTER LTD., A TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FACILITY: CONSTRUCTION SITE SOUTHWEST INTERSECTION OF 18TH STREET AND BEVIS AVENUE HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77007 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT NPES 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, MAKE A COMPLETE AND CORRECT APPLICATION FOR PERMIT COVERAGE, SUBMITTING A COPY OF THE APPLICATION, CONFIRMATION OF COVERAGE, AND THE PERMIT NUMBER TO EPA, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES AND ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE, C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC AC- TIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, EXPLAIN HOW THEY WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND SUBMIT A COPY OF ITS STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP), D) IF NOT POSSI- BLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATION WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORT- EST POSSIBLE TIME, AND E) WITHIN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE WHY.

Defendants (1)

• EAST T. C. JESTER LTD.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EAST T. C. JESTER LTD. CONST SITE

  18TH ST AND BEVIS AVE, HOUSTON, TX, 77007

  Registry ID: 110010657379

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EAST T. C. JESTER LTD.entered 1999-06-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-06-30Final Order Issued
• 1999-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed