EPA v. CLEAR LAKE MARINE CENTER, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. CLEAR LAKE MARINE CENTER, INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION 4141 NASA ROAD ONE SEABROOK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77586 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT NPDES 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, APPLY FOR NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE, SUBMITTING A COPY OF THE AP- PLICATION TO EPA, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHATEVER COR- RECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES AND ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE, C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS, EXPLAIN HOW THESE AC- TIONS WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND INCLUDE A COPY OF FA- CILITY STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP), D) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME, AND E) WITHIN 45 DAYS, AR- RANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

• CLEAR LAKE MARINE CENTER, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLEAR LAKE MARINE CTR INC

  4141 NASA RD 1, PO BOX 716, SEABROOK, TX, 775866235

  Registry ID: 110010781993

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CLEAR LAKE MARINE CENTER, INC.entered 1999-07-26

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-07-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-07-26Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed