EPA v. ADOT&PF; COALASKA INC DBA QAP; GRANITE CONSTRUCTION CO, SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WILDER CONSTRUCTION

Case summary

Clean Water Act violations.

Defendants (3)

• State of Alaska, DOT and Public FacilitiesNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Granite Construction CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• Coalaska Inc., d/b/a QAPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (16)

• ALASKA DOT AND PUBLIC FACILITIES - ABBOTT LOOP EXTENSION PROJECT

  64TH AVENUE AND ABBOTT LOOP ROAD, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99507

  Registry ID: 110037114690

• ADOTPF SITE 6A, 6B, 6C - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  STERLING HWY MP 136.4 AND 136.5, NINILCHIK, AK, 99639

  Registry ID: 110041874790

• ADOTPF SITE 13A - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  STERLING HWY MP 160.7, ANCHOR POINT, AK, 99556

  Registry ID: 110041874807

• ADOTPF SITE 17A - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  N FORK RD MP 16.4, ANCHOR POINT, AK, 99603

  Registry ID: 110041874861

• ALASKA DOT AND PUBLIC FACILITIES - C STREET EXTENSION PROJECT

  C STREET, O'MALLEY ROAD TO DIMOND, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99515

  Registry ID: 110022833291

• ADOTPF SITE 5 - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  BEACH ROAD, NINILCHIK, AK, 99639

  Registry ID: 110041874781

• ADOTPF SITE 17B - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  N FORK RD MP 14.7, ANCHOR POINT, AK, 99556

  Registry ID: 110041874898

• WILDER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - ABBOTT LOOP EXTENSION PROJECT

  64TH AVENUE AND ABBOTT LOOP ROAD, ANCHORAGE, AK, 99507

  Registry ID: 110037114690

• QUALITY ASPHALT PAVING (QAP) - C STREET EXTENSION PROJECT

  C STREET, O'MALLEY ROAD TO DIMOND, ANCHORAGE, AK, 995152

  Registry ID: 110022833291

• ADOTPF SITE 4 - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  VILLAGE ROAD, NINILCHIK, AK, 99639

  Registry ID: 110041874772

• WILDER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - KENAI RIVER BRIDGE PROJECT

  STERLING HIGHWAY, SOLDOTNA, AK, 99669

  Registry ID: 110043087352

• ADOTPF SITE 30 - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  STERLING HWY MP 55, SOLDOTNA, AK, 99669

  Registry ID: 110041875021

• ADOTPF SITE 14 - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  STERLING HWY MP 162, HOMER, AK, 99603

  Registry ID: 110041874816

• ADOTPF SITE 15 - KENAI PENINSULA RIPRAP PROJECT

  STERLING HWY MP 162.2, HOMER, AK, 99603

  Registry ID: 110041874834

• ALASKA DOT AND PUBLIC FACILITIES - SOLDOTNA URBAN/KENAI RIVER BRIDGE PROJECT

  STERLING HIGHWAY, SOLDOTNA, AK, 99669

  Registry ID: 110043087352

• …and 1 more

Statutes cited

• CWA 404 — Permits for Dredge and Fill Material
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (3)

• STATE OF ALASKA, DOT AND PUBLIC FACILITIES - AMENDED JUDGMENT ON CONSENT DECREEentered 2010-09-21

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $140,000

• COALASKA INC D/B/A QAP - CONSENT DECREEentered 2010-08-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $50,000

• GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO WILDER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY - CONSENT DECREEentered 2010-08-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $250,000

Timeline (11 milestones)

• 2006-09-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2006-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-06-02Final Order Lodged
• 2010-06-02Complaint Filed With Court
• 2010-09-21Concluded
• 2010-09-21Final Order Entered
• 2013-10-30Supplemental Referral to DOJ for Consent Decree Enforcement-Sent
• 2013-11-27Demand for Stipulated Penalties
• 2013-11-27Send Demand Letter
• 2020-02-06Enforcement Action Closed
• 2020-02-06NPDES Closed