EPA v. DB DEVELOPMENT, LLC

Case summary

Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) EPA Region 10 Settles with (DB Development, LLC, Meridian, ID) for CWA Violations On [DATE], Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by DB Development, LLC for its Gran Pardo Subdivision in Meridian, Idaho. DB Development, LLC terminated permit coverage before it completed final stabilization on a large soil stockpile. It also removed vegetation around tributaries to Mason Creek. Modeling showed corrective actions such as removing the soil stockpile prevented 4,126 pounds of sediment from reaching Mason Creek, a tributary of the Lower Boise River system. This River system is listed as impaired for sedimentation/siltation, temperature, Chlorpyrifos and Malathion. The Respondent has agreed to pay a penalty of $2,400 and has returned to compliance. The estimated cost of injunctive relief is $1,500.

Defendants (1)

• DB DEVELOPMENT, LLCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GRAN PRADO SUBDIVISION NO. 1

  5975 S. TEN MILE RD., MERIDIAN, ID, 83642

  Registry ID: 110070256897

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• DB DEVELOPMENT, LLCentered 2021-04-21

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,400

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2021-01-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-04-21NPDES Closed
• 2021-04-21Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-04-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-04-21Final Order Issued