EPA v. GUADALUPE CEPEDA CASAREZ - CEPEDA'S USED AUTO PARTS

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. GUADALUPE CEPEDA CASAREZ - CEPEDA'S USED AUTO PARTS 1 1/2 MILE EAST MILITARY #281 HIDALGO, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 78557 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)

• GUADALUPE CEPEDA CASAREZNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CEPEDA'S USED AUTO PARTS

  1 1/2 M E MILITARY #281, HIDALGO, TX, 78557

  Registry ID: 110010697246

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GUADALUPE CEPEDA CASAREZ - CEPEDA'S USED AUTO PARTentered 2000-03-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,445

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-11-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-03-27Final Order Issued
• 2000-04-24Compliance Achieved
• 2000-04-24Enforcement Action Closed