EPA v. LONE STAR CONSOLIDATED FOODS, 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. LONE STAR CONSOLIDATED FOODS, INC. 1727 NORTH BECKLEY AVENUE DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 75203 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE FROM 1973 UNTIL THE PRESENT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, OBTAIN NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE, SUBMITTING A COPY OF PERMIT APPLICATION AND NUMBER TO EPA; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO CORRECT, ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATION CITED AND TO COME INTO COM- PLIANCE; C) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DE- TAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN, EXPLAIN HOW THE AC- TIONS WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FACILITY SWPPP; D) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLA- TIONS IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME; AND E) WITH- IN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (1)

• LONE STAR CONSOLIDATED FOODS, INC.Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LONE STAR CONSOLIDATED FOODS, INC.

  1727 N BECKLEY AVE, DALLAS, TX, 75235

  Registry ID: 110010650330

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LONE STAR CONSOLIDATED FOODS, INC.entered 2001-04-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-04-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-04-30Final Order Issued
• 2001-05-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed