EPA v. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, AN OHIO CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY, AN OHIO CORPORATION 2000 GOODYEAR DRIVE HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77262 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY: 1) DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLU- ENT LIMITATIONS; 2) UNAUTHORIZED AND UNPERMITTED DIS- CHARGE OF 15,000 GALLONS OF TREATED AND UNTREATED WASTE- WATER, MIXED WITH STORM WATER TO SIMS BAYOU; AND 3) VIO- LATING THE CONDITIONS AND TERMS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) PERFORM THE ACTIVITIES SPECIFIED IN THE AO; B) REPORT COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLI- ANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS FOL- LOWING THE LAST DAY OF THE CALENDAR MONTH FOR EACH SPECIFIC ACTION; C) SUBMIT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE 15TH DAY OF THE MONTHS OF JAN., APR., JUL., AND OCT., UNTIL ALL REQUIRED WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED; AND D) ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMITS ARE EFFECTIVE AS ISSUED AND REQUIRE COMPLIANCE.

Defendants (1)

• GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

  2000 GOODYEAR DR., HOUSTON, TX, 77017

  Registry ID: 110000462231

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANYentered 2000-09-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-09-20Final Order Issued
• 2000-10-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-10-20Enforcement Action Closed