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06-2002-4142Administrative - FormalComplaint Filed/AO IssuedFY 2002· Region 06

EPA v. EARTH IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING, INC.

Case summary

1. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO THE EPA'S POLICY GUID- ANCE, INCENTIVES FOR SELF-POLICING: DISCOVERY, DISCLOS- URE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLATION. 2. EARTH IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING, INC. 6001 N. 10TH MCALLEN, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS 78504 3. RESPONDENT, UNDER THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, DISCLOSED A VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO PREPARE A STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN, SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT, AND PERFORM RELATED INSPECTIONS ANS RECORD- KEEPING ACTIVITIES. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY, EPA WILL REVIEW THE RESPONDENT'S DISCLOSURE, CORRECTION AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE, AND PAST HISTORY, AND MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE RESPONDENT'S QUALIFICATION TO THE SELF-POLICING POLICY AND IF EPA WILL SEEK GRAVITY-BASED PENALTIES OR NOT.

Defendants (1)

  • EARTH IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING, INC.

Facilities (1)

  • EARTH IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING, INC.

    6001 N 10TH, MC ALLEN, TX, 78504

    Registry ID: 110012284786

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Timeline (2 milestones)

  • 2002-04-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2002-04-25Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
42098
Case number
06-2002-4142
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6RC-E
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
Yes
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2002-4142 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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