EPA v. HILO COAST POWER

Case summary

AO PURSUANT TO CWA 309(A) ISSUED TO HILO COAST POWER COMPANY FOR VIOLATIONS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT (HI 0000191). VIOLATIONS DISCOVERED DURING JOINT EPA/STATE INSPECTION. ALSO FROM POST-INSPECTION RECORD REVIEW, AND PREVIOUS (12/99 AND 12/00) STATE INSPECTIONS. FACILITY VIOLATED NPDES PERMIT REQUIREMENTS IN REGARD TO: A) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR TEMPERATURE & FLOW; B) ZONE OF MIXING LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR TEMPERATURE; C) REQUIREMENTS FOR STORM WATER RUNOFF MANAGEMENT; D) PROHIBITIONS AGAINST UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES; AND E) VARIOUS SAMPLING AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS. THIS ORDER DIRECTS THAT SPECIFIC CORRECTIVE MEASURES BE TAKEN IN ORDER TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL PERMIT CONDITIONS.

Defendants (1)

• HILO COAST POWER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• HILO COAST PROCESSING COMPANY

  1 MILL ROAD, PEPEEKEO, HI, 96783

  Registry ID: 110001103421

• HILO COAST PROCESSING COMPANY

  1 MILL ROAD, PEPEEKEO, HI, 96783

  Registry ID: 110001103421

Statutes cited

• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HILO COAST POWERentered 2001-03-15

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2001-03-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2001-03-15Final Order Issued
• 2001-03-15Enforcement Action Closed
• 2001-07-13Enforcement Action Data Entered