EPA v. ABEL GONZALEZ - GONZALEZ SALVAGE YARD

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. ABEL GONZALEZ - GONZALEZ SALVAGE YARD ROUTE 26, BOX 79 J-F MISSION, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 78572 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 COVRAGE. 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)

• ABEL GONZALEZNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GONZALEZ SALVAGE YARD

  107 & MINNESOTA RD, MISSION, TX, 78572

  Registry ID: 110010697184

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ABEL GONZALEZ - GONZALEZ SALVAGE YARDentered 2000-05-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-11-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-05-10Final Order Issued
• 2000-05-10Compliance Achieved
• 2000-05-10Enforcement Action Closed