EPA v. CALTRANS - GRANITE CONSTRUCTION (UAO)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
CALTRANS AND ITS CONTACTOR (GRANITE CONSTRUCTION CO.) VIOLATED THE STATEWIDE GENERAL STORMWATER PERMIT DURING THE COURSE OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO WIDEN HIGHWAY 126 NEAR SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA. THEIR JOINT FAILURE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN ADEQUATE STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN RESULTED IN DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S.
Defendants (2)
- CALTRANSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HIGHWAY 126
HWY 126 NEAR SANTA CLARITA, SANTA CLARITA, CA, 91380
Registry ID: 110010677115
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CALTRANS - GRANITE CONSTRUCTIONentered 1998-06-19
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-06-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-06-19Final Order Issued
- 1998-06-19Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-06-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52906
- Case number
- 09-1998-0029
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WATER
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0029 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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