EPA v. CALTRANS - GRANITE CONSTRUCTION (APO)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$55,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER PURSUANT TO 33 USC SEC. 1319(G) ISSUED TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) AND TO GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THEIR CALIFORNIA GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES STORM WATER NPDES PERMIT (CAS000002). THE COMPLAINT SEEKS PAYMENT OF $55,000 IN ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. THIS PENALTY FIGURE WAS AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING OF THIS COMPLAINT DURING PRE-FILING SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS. CALTRANS AND ITS CONTACTOR (GRANITE CONSTRUCTION) VIOLATED THE STATEWIDE GENERAL STORMWATER PERMIT DURING THE COURSE OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO WIDEN HIGHWAY 126 NEAR SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA.
Defendants (2)
- CALTRANS - DISTRICT 7Named in complaintNamed in settlement
- GRANITE CONSTRUCTIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HIGHWAY 126
HWY 126 NEAR SANTA CLARITA, SANTA CLARITA, CA, 91380
Registry ID: 110010677115
Statutes cited
- CWA 309G — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CALTRANS - GRANITE CONSTRUCTIONentered 1998-12-22
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $55,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-06-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-09-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-12-22Final Order Issued
- 1999-02-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52944
- Case number
- 09-1998-0067
- 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 09-1998-0067 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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