# HOUSTON, THE CITY OF, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `41706`
- **Case Number:** 06-2001-5160
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- HOUSTON, THE CITY OF (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA )    33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318(A) AND 1319(A).                   2. CITY OF HOUSTON, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY                        15600 ROCK HOUSE ROAD                                        HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77087                       3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     FAILING TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN CERTIFICATION OR WRITTEN NO-     TIFICATION ON THE 7 TPDES PERMITS WITHIN THE 60 DAY TIME     PERIOD.                                                   4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF      THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT        ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE COR-      RECTIVE TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLA-    TIONS CITED; AND B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT THE REQUIRED      WRITTEN CERTIFICATION OR WRITTEN NOTIFCATION AS REQUIRED     BY EACH OF THE TPDES PERMITS.

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