EPA v. Lehigh Southwest Cement Co & Hanson Permanente Cement, Inc
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
This is a Consent Decree (CD) between U.S. EPA, the State of California Regional Water Quality Control Board (San Francisco Region) and Lehigh Southwest Cement Company, et al. (Defendants) for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations. This CD requires Defendants to implement measures to achieve compliance with the CWA and Cal. Water Code regulations and the Facility Individual NPDES Permit.
Defendants (2)
- Lehigh Southwest Cement CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Hanson Permanente Cement, IncNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LEHIGH SOUTHWEST CEMENT CO.(FORM:HANSON PERMANENTE)
24001 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, CUPERTINO, CA, 95014
Registry ID: 110000484039
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co & Hanson Permanente Cement, Incentered 2015-11-02
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $1,275,000 · State/local: $1,275,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 2012-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2012-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-04-28Complaint Filed With Court
- 2015-04-28Final Order Lodged
- 2015-11-02Final Order Entered
- 2018-07-09Demand for Stipulated Penalties
- 2026-04-08NPDES Closed
- 2026-04-08Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000064669
- Case number
- 09-2012-1541
- 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 09-2012-1541 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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