9/9/15 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT ISSUED.
ORDER STATES:
EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTIONS 301 AND 402(p) OF THE CWA, FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN A VALID NPDES PERMIT FOR A FACILITY THAT HAS STORMWATER DISCHARGES ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY AS DEFINED BY THE CWA AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS FROM JULY 1, 2012 UNTIL APRIL 6, 2015.
ORDER ON CONSENT:
THE RESPONDENT SHALL CEASE ALL UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF STORMWATER FROM INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY FROM THE FACILITY TO WATERS OF THE U.S. WITHOUN A CWA NPDES PERMIT WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AOC.
IF THE RESPONDENT CHOOSES TO COMPLY BY CEASING ALL DISCHARGES, THE RESPONDENT SHALL SUBMIT A WORK PLAN TO EPA WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AOC.
IF THE RESPONDENT INTENDS TO COMPLY BY OBTAINING A CWA NPDES PERMIT THAT AUTHORIZES DISCHARGES FROM THE FACILITY, THE RESPONDENT SHALL:
A. REPORT TO THE EPA ON THE SUBMISSION OF A NOI AND ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS TO GAEPD WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AOC.
B. SUBMIT A COPY OF REVISED STORWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) TO THE EPA WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AOC.
C. SUBMIT ANY BENCHMARK MONITORING CONDUCTED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2015 THROUGH THE FIRST SIXTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AOC.
D. SUBMIT ONE QUARTERLY VISUAL ASSESSMENT FOR EACH OUTFALL FOR THE FIRST QUARTER FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AOC.