EPA v. U. S. DEPT. OF THE NAVY - NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

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. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY - NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND 1701 BLUEBONNET PARKWAY MCGREGOR, MCLENNAN COUNTY, TEXAS 76657 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE OF VARIABLE AMOUNTS OF WATER FROM AREA M TO AN UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF STATION CREEK (TRIBUTARY M), THENCE TO STATION CREEK, THENCE TO LAKE BELTON IN SEGMENT NO. 1221 OF THE BRAZOS RIVER BASIN. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) PROVIDE TREATMENT TO ENSURE THAT THE DISCHARGE MEETS THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, MONI- TORING REQUIREMENTS AND SAMPLE TYPES FOR THE DISCHARGE OF TREATED GROUNDWATER VIA OUTFALL 001 CONTAINED IN THIS AO; B) RESULTS OF ALL ANALYTICAL DATA SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE 25TH OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH; C) DISCHARGES OF TREATED GROUNDWATER AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS AO ONLY CONSIST OF GROUNDWATER FROM AREA M; AND D) TESTS METHODS UTILIZED TO DETERMINE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMIT LIMITATIONS SHALL BE SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO DETECT THE PARAMETERS LISTED IN THE AO AT THE MINIMUM ANALYTICAL LEVEL (MAL).

Defendants (1)

• U.S. DEPT. OF THE NAVYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• U.S. DEPT. OF THE NAVY - NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

  1701 BLUEBONNET PKY, MC GREGOR, TX, 76657

  Registry ID: 110010779103

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• U.S. DEPT. OF THE NAVY (FF)entered 2001-05-07

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2001-05-07Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-05-07Final Order Issued
• 2001-05-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-10-07Enforcement Action Closed
• 2009-10-07Compliance Achieved