EPA v. ERNESTO ACUNA - ACUNA'S AUTO SALVAGE

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. ERNESTO ACUNA - ACUNA'S AUTO SALVAGE P.O. BOX BOX 1765 WESLACO, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 78596 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 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)

• ERNESTO ACUNANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ACUNA'S AUTO SALVAGE

  PO BOX 1765, WESLACO, TX, 78596

  Registry ID: 110010657823

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ERNESTO ACUNA - ACUNA'S AUTO SALVAGEentered 2000-03-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,300

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-11-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-03-27Final Order Issued
• 2000-03-27Enforcement Action Closed