EPA v. NDOT / Nevada Department of Transportation

Case summary

The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection (NDEP) reached an agreement with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to resolve alleged violations of NDOT's stormwater permit. The agreement requires NDOT to establish a stormwater management program to control pollutants entering waters, spend $200,000 on an environmental project that will provide real-time water quality data to the public and pay $60,000 each to EPA and NDEP.

Defendants (2)

• Nevada Department of TransportationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Brian Sandoval, Governor

Facilities (1)

• NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM

  STATEWIDE, -, NV, 000000000

  Registry ID: 110022559257

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NDOT / Nevada Department of Transportationentered 2016-09-14

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $60,000 · State/local: $60,000 · SEP: $200,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 2013-05-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2013-06-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-07-28Final Order Lodged
• 2016-07-28Complaint Filed With Court
• 2016-09-14Final Order Entered
• 2018-09-17Enforcement Action Closed
• 2018-09-17NPDES Closed