EPA v. Asanuma Kokuba Joint Venture / Nippo USA, Inc.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
EPA signed a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CA/FO) with Asanuma Kokuba Joint Venture and Nippo USA Inc.(Respondents) to resolve Clean Water Act stormwater violations from their Hotel Nikko expansion, the Tsubaki Tower project, which lacked controls to prevent discharge of pollutants into Tumon Bay and the Pacific Ocean in Guam. Respondents agreed to pay a penalty of $129,048 to settle this matter.
Defendants (2)
- Asanuma Kokuba Joint Venture Kokuba Gumi CoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- Nippo USA, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NIKKO GUAM ANNEX BUILDING
GUN BEACH ROAD, TUMON, GU, 96913
Registry ID: 110070162462
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Asanuma Kokuba Joint Venture / Nippo USA, Inc.entered 2019-06-25
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $129,048
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2019-06-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-06-25Final Order Issued
- 2019-06-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601892444
- Case number
- 09-2019-0033
- 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 09-2019-0033 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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