On March 23, 2021, EPA Region III filed consent agreement and issued a Final Order imposing penalties against Monumental Concrete, 3 DC Village Lane, SW, Washington, D.C. 20032 (?Respondent?), pursuant to Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. ? 1311(a),. The penalty arises from Respondent?s failure to apply for a permit. From June 4, 2015 through March 8, 2018, for a total of 32 months, unauthorized discharges from the Site, including process water discharges, occurred without coverage under an NPDES permit. Thereafter Respondent submitted a Notice of Intent to apply for a permit, and on March 8, 2018, Respondent received authorization to discharge under the 2015 MSGP, permit tracking number, DCR053057 which permit expired on June 4, 2020 and has been administratively extended, pending application for an individual permit, through December 30, 2020 for which Respondent has applied. Respondent has agreed to pay a penalty of $30,000 to settle the matter.