EPA v. RAFAEL FLORES - FRANK'S AUTO PARTS
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$5,000
Compliance action
$4,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. RAFAEL FLORES - FRANK'S AUTO PARTS 6952 E. 14TH STREET BROWNSVILLE, CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS 78521 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)
- RAFAEL FLORESNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FRANKS AUTO PARTS
6952 E 14TH ST, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 785215288
Registry ID: 110010657887
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
RAFAEL FLORES - FRANKS AUTO PARTSentered 2000-06-27
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1999-11-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-06-27Final Order Issued
- 2000-06-27Compliance Achieved
- 2000-06-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39701
- Case number
- 06-2000-0074
- 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 06-2000-0074 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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