NPDES Permit No. CAG919002
NPDES Permit No. CA0024449 ) Order R1-2018-0016 (Proposed) SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND STIPULATION FOR ENTRY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL LIABILITY ORDER Section I: Introduction This Settlement Agreement and Stipulation for Entry of Administrative Civil Liability Order (Stipulation, Order, or Stipulated Order) is entered into by and between the Assistant Executive Officer of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region (Regional Water Board), on behalf of the Regional Water Board Prosecution Team (Prosecution Team) and the City of Eureka (Discharger) (collectively Parties) and is presented to the Regional Water Board for adoption as an Order, by settlement, pursuant to Government Code section 11415.60. This Stipulation and Order are in reference to an adjudicative proceeding initiated by the issuance of Administrative Civil Liability (ACL) Complaint No. R1-2017-0029 (Complaint), dated May 23, 2017, to the Discharger.
NPDES Permit No. Unpermitted The undersigned representative of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Xxx Xxxxx Block Company, LLC, a corporation, (Respondent) enter into this Expedited Settlement Agreement (Agreement) to resolve Respondenfs civil penalty liability for allegedly discharging industrial stormwater without a permit at the Site. On March 27, 2019, EPA issued an Information Request pursuant to Section 308 of the Clean Water Act (Act), 33 U.S.C§ 1318, to Xxx Xxxxx Company, Inc., from which information was also provided for the Respondent's facility at 00000 Xxx 00, Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000 (Site). Based on information obtained from the Information Request, the EPA finds that: (I ) Respondent, who is an owner of the Site, discharged industrial stormwater from the Site without authorization by any permit issued pursuant to the Act in violation of Section 30I of the Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1311; (2) Respondent is a ··person'' as defined in Section 502(5) of the Act, I 3I 9(g)(2); (3) appeal the Final Order; and (4) judicial review pursuant to CWA§ 309 (g)(8), 33 U.S.C.§ I 3I9(g)(8). The civiI penalty will be due within thi11y (30) days of the Effective Date of this Expedited Settlement Agreement and Final Order and shall be made in accordance with the attached Expedited Settlement Agreement Payment Instructions (Payment Instructions), incorporated herein by reference. Respondent agrees to bear its own costs and attorney's fees related to this ESA. Failure by Respondent to pay the penalty assessed by this ESA and Final Order in full by its due date may subject Respondent to a civil action to collect the assessed penalty plus interest, attorney's fees, costs and an additional quarterly nonpayment penalty pursuant to CWA § 309(g)(9)(B), 33 U.S.C. § I 3 I 9(g)(9)(8). In any such collection action, the validity, amount, and appropriateness of the penalty shall not be subject to review. Pursuant to Section 309(g)(I) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C.
NPDES Permit No. 101114. Expiration 7-1-98. Renewal submitted on time, which allows operation under this permit until disposition is made on the application. No disposition expected until 2001;
