EPA v. ERNEST O. GALLEGOS - GALLEGOS SCRAP IRON
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,440
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. ERNEST O. GALLEGOS - GALLEGOS SCRAP IRON HOT SPRINGS BOULEVARD LAS VEGAS, SAN MIGUEL COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87701 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)
- ERNEST O. GALLEGOSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GALLEGOS SCRAP IRON
HOT SPRINGS BLVD, LAS VEGAS, NM, 87701
Registry ID: 110010658350
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ERNEST GALLEGOS - GALLEGOS SCRAP IRONentered 2000-04-11
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $1,440
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-12-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-04-11Final Order Issued
- 2000-05-18Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39771
- Case number
- 06-2000-0144
- 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 06-2000-0144 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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