EPA v. SAMUEL MARTINEZ, SR. - MARTINEZ AUTO SALES & USED PARTS
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,845
Compliance action
$4,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. SAMUEL MARTINEZ, SR. - MARTINEZ AUTO SALES & USED PARTS P.O. BOX 444 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)
- SAMUEL MARTINEZ, SR.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MARTINEZ AUTO SALES & USED PARTS
MILITARY RD JACKSON, HIDALGO, TX, 78557
Registry ID: 110010658163
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SAMUEL MARTINEZ - MARINEZ AUTO SALES & USED PARTSentered 2000-06-27
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $1,845
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2000-01-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-01-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-06-27Final Order Issued
- 2000-06-27Compliance Achieved
- 2000-06-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39823
- Case number
- 06-2000-0196
- 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 06-2000-0196 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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