EPA v. HIGHLANDS COVER LLC

Case summary

Region 10 Settles with Highlands Cove, LLC (Boise, ID) for CWA Violations On September 17, 2019, Region 10 filed and concluded a stormwater construction expedited settlement agreement resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by Highlands Cove, LLC, located in Boise, Idaho. Respondent, an operator of the construction site Highlands Cove Subdivision #2, failed to meet the following requirements of EPA?s Stormwater Construction General Permit: 1) installing and maintaining Best Management Practices (BMPs) to control pollutants in stormwater; 2) adequately conducting and documenting self-inspections; and 3) including and updating required information in the site?s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. Adequately installing and maintaining BMPs and conducting self-inspections will help improve water quality in Stewart Gulch, Cotton Wood, and Crane Creek, which are water bodies draining into the Lower Boise River. The company agreed to pay a penalty of $6,800.

Defendants (1)

• HIGHLANDS COVE, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HIGHLANDS COVE SUBDIVISION #2

  4200 NORTH SANDPOINT WAY, BOISE, ID, 83702

  Registry ID: 110070252161

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HIGHLANDS COVER LLCentered 2019-09-17

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2019-06-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-09-17Final Order Issued
• 2019-09-17Enforcement Action Closed
• 2019-09-17NPDES Closed
• 2019-09-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order