# WAL-MART STORES, INC. AND VRATSINAS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY
> **Judicial** · FY1999 · — · Combined With Another Case(s)
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38736`
- **Case Number:** 06-1999-0056
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Combined With Another Case(s)
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- VRATSINAS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY (complaint)
- WAL-MART STORES, INC. (complaint)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.        SECTION 1319.                                             2. WAL-MART STORES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION                VRATSINAS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, AN ARKANSAS CORPORATION      FACILITY: WAL-MART STORE 789                                           200 E. HIGHWAY 80                                            MESQUITE, DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS 75149            3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE STORM WATER     GENERAL PERMIT DURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES BY 1) FAIL-    URE TO OBTAIN PERMIT COVERAGE, 2) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RE-    CORDS, 3) FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN CONTROL MEA-     SURES, 4) FAILURE TO OBTAIN REQUIRED SIGNED CERTIFICATION    STATEMENTS FROM THE CONTRACTOR WORKING AT THE SITE, AND      5) FAILURE TO CONDUCT REQUIRED PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.      4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA, EPA RE-    FERRED THIS DIRECT REFERRAL TO DOJ REQUESTING THE INITIA-    TION OF A CIVIL ENFORCEMENT ACTION. EPA IS SEEKING CIVIL     PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

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