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HAWAII D.O.T. (STORM SEWER PERMITS)

Judicial · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 53736

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Cost recovery
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
09-2001-0029
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (9)

Summary

THIS IS A JUDICIAL REFERRAL PURSUANT TO THE CLEAN WATER ACT AGAINST THE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THREE OF ITS AIRPORTS AND CERTAIN AIRPORT TENANTS. THE VIOLATIONS INVOLVE STORM WATER DISCHARGES FROM HDOT'S ROADWAYS ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU, FROM ITS AIRPORTS AT HONOLULU, KAHULUI, AND LIHUE, AND FROM VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION SITES. THERE ARE FOUR PERMITS AND AND SEVEN SITES INVOLVED: 1) AN MS4 PERMIT FOR HDOT'S ROADWAYS ON OAHU; 2) AN INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES STORM WATER PERMIT FOR HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; 3) THE HAWAII GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES PERMIT FOR LIHUE AIRPORT AND KAHULUI AIRPORT, AND 4) THE HAWAII GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES PERMIT FOR SEVERAL CONSTRUCTION SITES ON TWO ISLANDS. THE STORM WATER DISCHARGES INCLUDE A VARIETY OF POLLUTANTS INCLUDING SEDIMENT, OIL AND GREASE, PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS, SOLVENTS, PAINTS, CHROMIUM, COPPER, LEAD AND ZINC. IN THE REFERRAL, EPA ASKS DOJ TO FILE A COMPLAINT SEEKING BOTH AN APPROPRIATE CIVIL PENALTY AND EXTENSIVE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF INCLUDING APPROPRIATE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES PROGRAMS, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMITS' TERMS. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE STATE OF HAWAII (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH) WILL JOIN AS A CO-PLAINTIFF.

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