# BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. (NATIONAL CASE) (LEAD)
> **Judicial** · FY2004 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `129725`
- **Case Number:** 04-2004-9052
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- BEAZER HOMES CORP.
- BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. (complaint) (settlement)
- BEAZER HOMES, INC.
- BRECKENRIDGE PROPERTIES, LLC
- CORNERSTONE DEVELOPMENT, LLC.
- CROSSMAN COMMUNITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.
- CROSSMAN COMMUNITIES OF TENNESSEE, LLC
- CUTTER HOMES, LTD.
- PHILLIPS BUILDERS, INC.
- PINEHURST BUILDERS, INC.
- WESTVACO DEVELOPMENT CORP.
## Summary

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE MATTER:  THE CWA REQUIRES THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE TO OBTAIN PERMIT COVERAGE BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.  EACH STATE WITHIN THE REGION CURRENTLY HAS A CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PERMIT UNDER WHICH PERMITTEES MUST OBTAIN COVERAGE TO CONDUCT CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.  THESE STATE GENERAL STORM WATER PERMITS REQUIRE THE OWNER OR OPERATOR TO PREPARE AND IMPLEMENT A STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP), OR ITS EQUIVALENT, IDENTIFYING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs) WHICH, WHEN IMPLEMENTED, WILL REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE POLLUTANTS IN THE STORM WATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.  THE ACTUAL VIOLATIONS IDENTIFIED BY THE REGION PURSUANT TO INSPECTIONS AND INFORMATION REQUESTS ARE SITE SPECIFIC, AND INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  FAILURE TO OBTAIN PERMIT COVERAGE PRIOR TO INITIATING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY; FAILURE TO DEVELOP OR IMPLEMENT A SWPPP OR ITS EQUIVALENT; FAILURE TO PREPARE AN ADEQUATE SWPPP; FAILURE TO HAVE A COMPLETE SWPPP ONSITE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION; FAILURE TO PROPERLY DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN ADEQUATE BMPs INCLUDING EROSION CONTROL MEASURES; FAILURE TO CONDUCT ADEQUATE INSPECTIONS OF BMPs; AND THE DISCHARGE OF SEDIMENT INTO WATERS OF THE U.S.

NATURE AND NUMBER OF DEFENDANTS:  BEAZER IS A DELAWARE CORPORATION AND IS A LEADING DEVELOPER AND BUILDER OF HOMES IN 19 STATES.  BEAZER OWNS AND OPERATES APPROX 381 CONSTRUCTION SITES IN REGION 4.

BEAZER HOMES USA, INC.;
BEAZER HOMES, INC.;
BEAZER HOME

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