EPA v. City of Ames, Iowa; RW Excavating Solutions, LC; and Keller Excavating, Inc
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondents did not properly implement pollution prevention measures or conduct required site inspections as required by NPDES permit for restoration and flood mitigation construction project.
Defendants (3)
- Keller Excavating, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- RW Excavating Solutions, LCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- City of Ames, IowaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
IOWAY CREEK RESTORATION AND FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT
AMES PUBLIC WORKS, AMES, IA, 50010
Registry ID: 110071221751
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of Ames, Iowa; RW Excavating Solutions, LC; and Keller Excavating, Incentered 2023-12-04
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $165,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2023-12-04Final Order Issued
- 2023-12-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-12-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2024-01-03NPDES Closed
- 2024-01-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603808199
- Case number
- 07-2023-0081
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2023-0081 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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