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BROWNING-FERRIS INC.

Judicial · FY1986 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 34000

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Case

Case Number
06-1986-0013
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

CASE SYNOPSIS: THIS ACTION IS AN ACTION AGAINST BFI TO ENFORCE THE CWA. AT ITS TRUCK MAINTENANCE FACILITY IN HOUSTON, TX, DEFENDANT HAS VIOLATED NUMERIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE NPDES PERMIT ISSUED TO DEFENDANT BY THE US EPA, REGION VI ON NOV. 16, 1979, WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF FEB 17, 1980. IN ADDITION TO VIOLATING PERMIT TERMS, DEFENDANT CONTINUED TO OPERATE AFTER EXPIRATION OF THE PERMIT WITHOUT HAVING APPLIED FOR A NEW PERMIT. FURTHER, DEFENDANT HAS DISCHARGED VIA TWO UN- PERMITTED STORMWATER OUTFALLS. * DEFENDANT SERVES THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY AS A REFUSE HAULER. THE FACILITY INVOLVED IN THIS MATTER IS AN OVERNIGHT PARKING AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY FOR DEFENDANT'S REFUSE TRUCKS. THE TREATMENT PLANT FOR THIS FACILITY IS A PACKAGE UNIT CON- SISTING OF AN AERATION UNIT, A CLARIFICATION UNIT, AND A CHLORINE CONTACT UNIT. PRECEDING THE PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANT IS AN EQUALIZATION BASIN.

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