EPA v. GEORGE RODCHESTER, DBA FIVE STAR BUILDERS

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ) 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318(A) AND 1319(A). 2. GEORGE RODCHESTER, DBA FIVE STAR BUILDERS FACILITY: WALDENWOOD SUBDIVISION RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECT HARRIS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT FACET NUMBER 471D, FM 2920 SPRING, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77379 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, MAKE A COMPLETE AND CORRECT APPLICATION FOR PERMIT COVERAGE, SUBMITTING A COPY OF THE APPLICATION, CONFIRMA- TION OF COVERGAE, AND THE PERIT NUMBER TO EPA, AND IN- CLUDE A COPY OF THE FACILITY STORM WATER POLLUTION PRE- VENTION PLAN (SWPPP); B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE DEFICIEN- CIES, ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, AND TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE; C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN AND EXPLAIN HOW THESE ACTIONS WILL PREVENT RECUR- RENCE; D) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME; AND E) PROVIDE A LIST OF ALL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE U.S. OR ITS TERRITOR- IES, FOR WHICH THEY ARE OR HAVE BEEN AN OPERATOR SINCE JAN. 1999.

Defendants (1)

• GEORGE RODCHESTERNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WALDEN SUBDIVSION

  HARRIS CO APPRAISAL DIST FACET NO. 471D, FM 2920, SPRING, TX, 773797318

  Registry ID: 110010696924

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GEORGE RODCHESTER, DBA FIVE STAR BUILDERSentered 2000-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-01-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-25Final Order Issued
• 2000-02-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed