EPA v. WHITE STURGEON LLC (NPDES)

Case summary

Region 10 Settles with White Sturgeon, LLC (Eagle, Idaho) for Clean Water Act Violations On November 05, 2019, Region 10 filed an Expedited Settlement Agreement resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by White Sturgeon, LLC (Respondent), located in Eagle, Idaho for their Snoqualmie Village 1 & 2 construction site (Facility). EPA alleges that the Respondent had violations of the Construction General Permit at its Facility. The alleged violations included; failure to include all minimum information as required in the CGP in the Facility?s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and associated site map, failure to include design specifications and installation and maintenance details of stormwater control measures (BMPs) onsite, failure to maintain sediment trackout controls and effectively manage off-site track-out, failure to adequately protect storm drain inlets, a lack of temporary stabilization measures, failure to manage stockpiles, failure to design and install adequate erosion and sediment controls/buffers, and failure to post site signage in a publicly accessible location. Since BMPs and appropriate stormwater controls are crucial to preventing sediment, and other pollutants, from entering the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), the environmental benefit of this action is a reduction in the potential for a pollutant discharge to WOTUS. The Respondent agreed to pay a penalty of $3,950.

Defendants (1)

• WHITE STURGEON LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SNOQUALMIE VILLAGE 1 & 2

  PALMER ROAD, EAGLE, ID, 83616

  Registry ID: 110070518257

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WHITE STURGEON LLC (NPDES)entered 2019-11-05

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $3,950

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2019-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-11-05NPDES Closed
• 2019-11-05Enforcement Action Closed
• 2019-11-05Final Order Issued
• 2019-11-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order