EPA v. E-D COAT, INCORPORATED

Case summary

This is a judicial referral pursuant to Section 504 of the Clean Water Act that seeks a penalty and a temporary restraining order against E-D Coat to counter the imminent and substantial endangerment that E-D Coat poses in its current configuration. The violations involve the potential bypassing of pollutants around treatment for untreated discharge to the sewers and the potential risks to the health and welfare of people that could result. The temporary restraining order would seek to cause the immediate removal of the unauthorized standpipe connections and the diversion valve from the site, thereby ensuring that all wastewaters generated by E-D Coat discharge through the on-site treatment unit for discharge to the sewers in compliance with the local East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EB-MUD) permit.

Defendants (1)

• E-D COAT, INCORPORATEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• E D COAT INCORPORATED

  715 4TH STREET, OAKLAND, CA, 94607

  Registry ID: 110000483708

• E D COAT INCORPORATED

  715 4TH STREET, OAKLAND, CA, 94607

  Registry ID: 110000483708

Statutes cited

• CWA 504 — Emergency Powers
• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• E-D Coat Consent Decreeentered 2002-03-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $385,000 · SEP: $10,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2000-07-17Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2000-10-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-11-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 2001-11-30Final Order Lodged
• 2002-03-05Concluded
• 2002-03-05Final Order Entered