EPA v. CA Dept of Corrections CA Men's Colony (AOC III)

Case summary

Section 309(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act), 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(a), provides that, whenever the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finds that any person is in violation of any permit condition or limitation which implements, inter alia, Section 301(a), 33 U.S.C. 1311(a), in a permit issued under Section 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. Section 1342, the EPA may issue an order requiring such person to comply with such condition or limitation, and shall specify a time for compliance that the EPA determines to be reasonable. The following Findings of Fact and Determinations of Law are made and this Administrative Compliance Order on Consent (AOC) is issued pursuant to the authority vested in the EPA by Section 309(a) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. Section 1319(a), as amended. This authority has been delegated to the Regional Administrator of the EPA, Region 9, and further delegated by the Regional Administrator to the Director of the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division of the EPA, Region 9.

Defendants (2)

• Jeff MacomberNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Danny SamuelNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CALIFORNIA MENS COLONY WWTP

  HWY 1, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, 93409

  Registry ID: 110070091199

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CA Dept of Corrections CA Men's Colony (AOC III)entered 2025-04-11

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2025-04-11Enforcement Action Closed
• 2025-04-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-04-11Final Order Issued
• 2025-04-11NPDES Closed
• 2025-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered