# EMERALD FOREST UTILITY DISTRICT, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38767`
- **Case Number:** 06-1999-0092
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- EMERALD FOREST UTILITY DISTRICT (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. EMERALD FOREST UTILITY DISTRICT, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY        3000' SOUTH OF GREENS BAYOU, ONE MILE EAST OF FM ROAD        1960 AND 7.5 MILES NORTH OF THE CITY LIMITS                  HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77002                       3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     USING AN INAPPROPRIATE FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE THAT RE-      CORDED INCORRECT FLOW MEASUREMENTS.                       4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA     ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT.       THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE    WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND     PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30     DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC AC-     TIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND EXPLAINING HOW     THEY WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO      CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS,       SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST REA-    SONABLE TIME.

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