# LANDCRAFT MANAGEMENT, LLC (HAMMET GROVE SUBDIVISION)
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2006 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `173302`
- **Case Number:** 04-2006-4753
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- LANDCRAFT MANAGEMENT , LLC (settlement)
## Summary

2/16/06 - COMPLIANCE ORDER ISSUED.  

EPA INSPECTORS OBSERVED:

A.  CURB INLETS LACKED PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SITE.  THIS CONTROL IS A REQUIREMENT IN THE FACILITY'S SWPPP.  THERE WERE NO SILT FENCES INSTALLED BETWEEN THE PERIMETER OF THE STREETS AND DENUDED AREAS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL HOME LOT.  THE LACK OF CURB INLET PROTECTION AND SILT FENCES INCREASED SEIMENTATION MOVEMENT AND CONTRIBUTED TO DISCHARGED OF SEDIMENTS INTO WATERS OF THE U.S.  ROCK RIP RAP APRONS FROM THE TEMPORARY DETENTION BASIN LOCATED AT THE END OF A CUL-DE-SAC ALSO CONTAINED SEDIMENTS WHICH WERE DISCHARGING OFF-SITE.  THE  DETECTION BASIN (NUMBER 4) WAS IN NEED OF MAINTENANCE, I.E., RE-SEEDING AROUND ITS SLOPE.  THEREFORE, LANDCRAFT VIOLATED PART IV.C OF THE PERMIT BY FAILING TO AMEND THE PLAN WHERE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO SURFACE WATERS.

B.  BASINS LACKED TEMPORARY VEGETATION ON SLOPES.  STEEP SLOPES AND EARTH BANKS LACKED TEMPORARY VEGETATION; I.E., RE-SEEDING.  THEREFORE, LANDCRAFT VIOALTED PART IV.D.2.a(1) OF HTE PERMIT BY FAILING TO INITIATE STABILIZATION MEASURES AS SOON AS PRACITICABLE, BUT IN NO CASE MORE THAN 14 DAYS AFTER CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN THAT PORTION OF THE SITE HAS TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY CEASED.

C.  SEDIMENTS WERE OBSERVED ON PAVED STREETS OUTSIDE OF THE CONSTRUCTION AREA.  THEREFORE, LANDCRAFT VIOLATED PART IV.D.2.c(2) OF THE PERMIT BY FAILING TO PROVIDE MEANS TO MINIMIZE THE TRACKING OF SEDIMENTS AND THE G

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