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Description: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), Region 5, hereby gives notice of its intent to file a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) against Duininck Brothers, Inc.
(Respondent) for civil violations ofthe Clean Water Act (CWA). This CAFO will settle U.S. EPA's allegations that in 2002 and 2003 at the Trunk Highway 27 construction site in Osakis, Minnesota, Respondent violated the Minnesota National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit Number MNR 110000 for Storm Water Discharges associated with construction activity, and in 2004 and 2005 at the Willmar Airport Project in Willmar, Minnesota, Respondent violated the Minnesota NPDES General Permit Number MNR100001 for Storm Water Discharges associated with construction activity. Prohibiting the discharge of any pollutant into navigable waters ofthe United States by any person, except in compliance with an NPDES Permit is an integral part ofthe goal of the CWA to restore and maintain the integrity ofthe nation's water. U.S. EPA and Respondent have agreed that Respondent will pay a civil penalty of $90,000 to resolve these violations.

Duininck Bros., Inc. Public Notice (PDF) (2pp, 81K)

Duininck Bros., Inc., Consent Agreement and Final Order (PDF) (29pp, 953K) July 18, 2008

Posted: July 24, 2008
Comment Period End Date: August 28, 2008