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06-2000-0654Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2000· Region 06

EPA v. BIG MIKE'S AUTO SALVAGE INC. - MICHAEL E. JEFFCOAT

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$2,250

Compliance action

$4,000

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. BIG MIKE'S AUTO SALVAGE, INC. - MICHAEL E. JEFFCOAT 3 MILES WEST OF HIGHWAY 327 SILSBEE, HARDIN COUNTY, TEXAS 77656 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. 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)

  • BIG MIKE'S AUTO SALVAGE INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • BIG MIKE S AUTO SALVAGE INC

    3 MI W HWY 327, PO BOX 1226, SILSBEE, TX, 77656

    Registry ID: 110010757001

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • BIG MIKE'S AUTO SALVAGE INC.entered 2000-09-19

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $2,250

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2000-05-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2000-06-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2000-09-19Final Order Issued
  • 2001-03-02Compliance Achieved
  • 2001-04-18Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
40272
Case number
06-2000-0654
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 06-2000-0654 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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