EPA v. TRI-WEST BUILDING CORPORATION AND STT DEVELOPMENT, L.P.

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. TRI-WEST BUILDING CORPORATION, AN OREGON CORPORATION STT DEVELOPMENT, L.P., AN OREGON CORPORATION FACILITY: PACHECO SENIOR APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT 1500 PACHECO STREET SANTA FE, SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO 87501 3. RESPONDENTS WERE IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY EACH DAY THAT RESPONDENTS CONDUCTED THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATED THE FACILITY WITHOUT NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENTS TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, OBTAIN NPDES PERMIT COVERAGE, SUBMITTING A COPY OF THE APPLICA- TION, CONFIRMATION OF COVERAGE AND THE PERMIT NUMBER TO EPA; AND B) WITHIN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

Defendants (2)

• STT DEVELOPMENT, L.P.Named in settlement
• TRI-WEST BUILDING CORPORATIONNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PACHECO SENIOR APARTMENTS CONST PROJECT

  1500 PACHECO ST, SANTA FE, NM, 87501

  Registry ID: 110010650250

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TRI-WEST BUILDING CORPORATION AND STT DEVELOPMENT,entered 2001-11-23

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-11-23Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-11-23Final Order Issued
• 2001-11-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed