EPA v. AmeriPort, LLC

Case summary

Settlement with AmeriPort, LLC., resolves a Clean Water Act Section 404 violation: On November 8, 2012, the final order was signed by the Regional Judicial Officer and filed with the Regional Hearing Clerk. The Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with respondent AmeriPort, LLC., was to commence and resolve an alleged violation at a commercial development site. AmeriPort agreed to pay a penalty of $20,000 to resolve the complaint concerning the unauthorized dredge and fill of jurisdictional wetlands within the subject property in connection with the development of a commercial logistics facility. The property is located adjacent to Saw Pit Gully in Chambers County, east of Baytown, TX. The CAFO was published in a local newspaper for public notice on September 27, 2012. No comments were received.

Defendants (1)

• AMERIPORT, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMERIPORT LLC

  FM 565 1/4 MI EAST OF 1405, NEAR BAYTOWN, TX, 77520

  Registry ID: 110043474200

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AmeriPort, LLCentered 2012-11-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $20,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-10-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-11-08Enforcement Action Closed
• 2012-11-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2012-11-08Final Order Issued