ON JANUARY 31, 2018, EPA REGION III FILED A SIGNED CAFO AND AOC RESOLVING ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CWA BY ALLIED CONCRETE COMPANY. IN THESE DOCUMENTS EPA ALLEGED THAT ALLIED VIOLATED THE APPLICABLE INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER PERMIT AND/OR DISCHARGED INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER WITHOUT A PERMIT AT 12 CONCRETE PRODUCTS FACILITIES OWNED OR OPERATED BY ALLIED. THE PRINCIPAL POLLUTANTS OF CONCERN ARE SEDIMENT AND TSS. THE FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN THE CHESAPEAKE WATERSHED. VIRGINIA DEQ PROVIDED INFORMATION WAS CRITICAL TO SUPPORT THIS CASE.
IN THE AOC, AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT, RESPONDENT AGREED TO CONDUCT ANNUAL COMPLIANCE AUDITS AT THE FACILITIES TO ENSURE NPDES PERMIT COMPLIANCE, AND TO POST COMPLIANCE INFORMATION PUBLICLY ONLINE.