EPA v. JACK LANGSTON EXCAVATING, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. JACK LANGSTON EXCAVATING, INC., AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION FACILITY: PLEASANT RIDGE DEVELOPMENT SOUTH OF CANTRELL ROAD, EAST OF FAIRVIEW ROAD LITTLE ROCK, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS 72200 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY VIOLATING THE CONDITIONS OF ITS PERMIT AND THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP), ABANDONING THE SITE PRIOR TO SUBMITTING A NOTICE OF TERMINATION, AND FAILING TO STABILIZE THE SITE WITH AT LEAST 70% OF THE NATURAL COVER OF NATIVE VEGETATION COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500 FOR THE VIOLA- TIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• JACK LANGSTON EXCAVATING, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PLEASANT RIDGE DEVELOPMENT

  S OF CANTRELL RD AND E OF FAIRVIEW RD, LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72200

  Registry ID: 110010756707

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JACK LANGSTON EXCAVATING, INC.entered 2001-07-31

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $17,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-10-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-10-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-07-31Final Order Issued
• 2005-03-22Enforcement Action Closed