EPA v. Whetstone - Corporate Center
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This is an Administrative Order pursuant to Sections 402 and 404 of the CWA. It is one of four Orders that the NPDES program (WTR-7) and the Wetlands program (WTR-8) jointly issued addressing combined construction stormwater and wetland fill violations at three construction project sites involving the proposed Whetstone Ranch in Benson, Arizoina. This order applies to the Whetstone Development Company's �Whetstone Corporate Center,� a commercial subdivision. The AO requires the company to stop fill and stormwater discharges within affected waters, prepare restoration and monitoring plans, and put in place a system to ensure there will be no further violations.
Defendants (1)
- Whetstone Development CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WHETSTONE CORPORATE CENTER
ARIZONA ROUTE 90 - APPROX 1.5 MILES S OF I-10, BENSON, AZ, 85602
Registry ID: 110022320184
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Whetstone - Corporate Center (Compliance Order)entered 2005-03-17
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2005-03-17Final Order Issued
- 2005-03-17Enforcement Action Closed
- 2005-03-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2005-04-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 144272
- Case number
- 09-2005-0045
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2005-0045 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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