EPA v. Waste Management of Hawaii & City and County of Honolulu for Waimanalo Gulch Landfill
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) have settled with the City and County of Honolulu (CCH) and Waste Management of Hawaii, Inc. (WMH), over Clean Water Act violations at the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill in Kapolei, Oahu. CCH and WMH will pay a combined penalty of $425,000, which will be split evenly between the U.S. and the State of Hawaii. The state will use the funds for coral reef and habitat restoration, monitoring and conservation on the leeward coast of Oahu. The agreement also calls for a series of facility upgrades to maintain compliance with stormwater regulations. CCH and WMH will retrofit the landfill?s existing stormwater drainage pipeline, install a trash screen, revise their stormwater pollution control plan, comply with specific operational and monitoring limits for the stormwater basin, and apply for an individual stormwater permit for the facility.
Defendants (2)
- City and County of HonoluluNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Waste Management, HawaiiNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (4)
WAIMANALO GULCH SANITARY LANDFILL
92-460 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, KAPOLEI, HI, 96707
Registry ID: 110014055501
WAIMANALO GULCH SANITARY LANDFILL
92-460 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, KAPOLEI, HI, 96707
Registry ID: 110014055501
WAIMANALO GULCH SANITARY LANDFILL
92-460 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, KAPOLEI, HI, 96707
Registry ID: 110014055501
WAIMANALO GULCH SANITARY LANDFILL
92-460 FARRINGTON HIGHWAY, KAPOLEI, HI, 96707
Registry ID: 110014055501
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Waste Management of Hawaii & City and County of Honolulu for Waimanalo Gulch Landfillentered 2019-07-03
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $212,500 · State/local: $212,500
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2012-09-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2012-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-04-29Complaint Filed With Court
- 2019-04-29Final Order Lodged
- 2019-07-03Final Order Entered
- 2023-08-31Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-08-31NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000064665
- Case number
- 09-2012-1540
- 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 09-2012-1540 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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