EPA v. SUMMERS INVESTMENT INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION

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. SUMMERS INVESTMENT INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION FACILITY: THE VILLAGE OF LAKE JACKSON 504 STATE HIGHWAY 332 LAKE JACKSON, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS 77566 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO IMPLEMENT A CORRECT AND COMPLETE STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP), INADEQUATE STORM WATER CONTROLS AND BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) AND INADE- QUATE EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROLS AND OTHER PROTECTIVE MEASURES. 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, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCIES, ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECUR- RENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, AND TO COME INTO COMPLI- ANCE; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAIL- ING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN AND EXPLAIN HOW THESE AC- TIONS WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE; C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO COR- RECT THE VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME AND D) WITHIN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

• SUMMERS INVESTMENT INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• THE VILLAGES OF LAKE JACKSON

  504 STATE HIGHWAY 332, LAKE JACKSON, TX, 77566

  Registry ID: 110006801639

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• SUMMERS INVESTMENT INC.entered 2000-04-13

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-04-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-04-13Final Order Issued
• 2000-05-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed