EPA v. VICTOR R. MENA - MENA'S SALVAGE YARD
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. VICTOR R. MENA - MENA'S SALVAGE YARD MILES 12.5 AND 3 MILES WEST MERCEDES, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 78570 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VILATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF AN NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 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)
- VICTOR R. MENANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MENAS SALVAGE YARD
MI 12.5 AND 3 MI W, MERCEDES, TX, 78570
Registry ID: 110010757074
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
VICTOR R. MENA - MENA'S SALVAGE YARDentered 2000-04-17
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $1,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-11-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-04-17Final Order Issued
- 2000-04-17Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39684
- Case number
- 06-2000-0057
- 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 06-2000-0057 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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