# AUTONATION USA CORP. AND FAULKNER CONSTRUCTION CO.
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37399`
- **Case Number:** 06-1997-0571
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $15K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- AUTONATION USA CORPORATION (complaint) (settlement)
- FAULKNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(G).                                          2. AUTONATION USA CORPORATION, A FLORIDA CORPORATION            FAULKNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, A TEXAS CORPORATION           FACILITY: 5725 USTA BOULEVARD                                          SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS 78217          3. RESPONDENTS WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA    BY ONE OPERATOR NOT BEING COVERED BY AN NPDES PERMT, AND     IN VIOLATION OF PARTS IV, IV.B., IV.C., IV.D.A-F,            IV.D.3., IV.D.4.C., AND IV.E. OF THE OTHER OPERATOR'S        PERMIT BY 1) STORNMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN           (SWPPP) NOT PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOOD ENGINEERING     PRACTICES, 2) THE PLAN WAS NOT SIGNED BY THE OPERATORS,      3) THE PLA WAS NOT CURRENT, 4) THE PLAN FAILED TO HAVE A     SITE DESCRIPTION, 5) THE PLAN FAILED TO DESCRIBE PROCED-     URES TO ENSURE TIMELY MAINTENANCE OF VEGATATION, EROSION,    AND SEDIMENT CONTROL MEASURES AND OTHER PROTECTIVE MEA-      SURES, 6) THE INSPECTIONS FAILED TO SUMMARIZE THE SCOPE      OF THE INSPECTION, NAME(S) OF THE INSPECTORS, QUALIFICA-     TIONS OF INSPECTOR(S), AND MAJOR OBSERVATIONS, AND 7)        CONTRACTORS WERE NEITHER IDENTIFIED NOR SIGNED THE CON-      TRACTOR CERTIFICATION.                                    4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA     PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500.

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