EPA v. RICARDO VILLARREAL - R & E AUTO SALVAGE
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$1,515
Compliance action
$4,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. RICARDO VILLARREAL - R & E AUTO SALVAGE BOX 5357 (1.4 MILES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 83) ZAPATA, ZAPATA COUNTY, TEXAS 78076 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE REVELANT 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)
- RICARDO VILLARREALNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
R & E AUTO SALVAGE
BOX 5357, 1.4 M N HWY 83, ZAPATA, TX, 78076
Registry ID: 110010747825
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
RICARDO VILLARREALentered 2000-11-27
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $1,515
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-11-27Final Order Issued
- 2001-02-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 40662
- Case number
- 06-2000-1048
- 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 06-2000-1048 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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