EPA v. Costco Wholesale
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is an Administrative Penalty action (APO) issued to Costco Wholesale Corporation pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act. The violation involves the continued operation of 3 large capacity cesspools beyond the required April 5, 2005 closure date, thereby allowing ongoing discharge of raw sewage directly to the ground/subsurface. The Complaint seeks a penalty of $75,000 and closure or conversion of the 3 cesspools, and of 2 additional industrial wells, by July 31, 2007.
Defendants (1)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation (Hawaii)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COSTCO WHOLESALE NUMBER 140
73-5600 MAIAU STREET, KAILUA KONA, HI, 96745
Registry ID: 110000851436
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Costco Wholesaleentered 2006-07-20
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $75,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2006-07-20Final Order Issued
- 2006-07-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2006-10-12Enforcement Action Closed
- 2006-10-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 600015597
- Case number
- 09-2006-0255
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2006-0255 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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