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06-1999-0709Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1999· Region 06

EPA v. JOE TOGHANI - BUDGET IMPORTS

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$1,500

Compliance action

$4,000

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. JOE TOGHANI BUDGET IMPORTS 12035 ALDINE WESTFIELD HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77093 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 PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TION CITED.

Defendants (1)

  • JOE TOGHANINamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • BUDGET IMPORTS

    12035 ALDINE WESTFIELD RD, HOUSTON, TX, 770931003

    Registry ID: 110010622727

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • JOE TOGHANIentered 1999-10-27

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $1,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1999-07-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-10-27Final Order Issued
  • 1999-11-26Compliance Achieved
  • 1999-11-26Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
39373
Case number
06-1999-0709
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 06-1999-0709 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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