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06-1999-0695Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1999· Region 06

EPA v. USADOS TRUCK PARTS & EQUIPMENT, INC.

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$1,195

Compliance action

$4,000

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. RUBEN DURAN & IVAN ARBELAEZ USADOS TRUCKS PARTS & EQUIPMENT, INC. 2019 MCCARTY DRIVE HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77029 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF AN NPDES PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TION CITED.

Defendants (1)

  • USADOS TRUCK PARTS & EQUIPMENT, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • USADOS TRUCKS PARTS & EQUIPMENT, INC.

    2019 MCCARTY ST, HOUSTON, TX, 770293884

    Registry ID: 110010688345

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • USADOS TRUCK PARTS & EQUIPMENT, INC.entered 1999-10-27

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $1,195

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1999-07-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-10-27Final Order Issued
  • 1999-11-08Compliance Achieved
  • 1999-11-08Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
39359
Case number
06-1999-0695
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6RC-E
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1999-0695 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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