EPA v. OLEGARIO CRUZ - CRUZ SALVAGE YARD
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,350
Compliance action
$4,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. OLEGARIO CRUZ CRUZ SALVAGE YARD 2506 WEST 28TH STREET BRYAN, BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS 77803 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT 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)
- OLEGARIO CRUZNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CRUZ SALVAGE YARD
2506 W 28TH ST, BRYAN, TX, 77803
Registry ID: 110010657324
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
OLEGARIO CRUZentered 1999-10-27
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $1,350
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1999-07-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-10-27Final Order Issued
- 1999-11-10Compliance Achieved
- 1999-11-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39364
- Case number
- 06-1999-0700
- 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 06-1999-0700 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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