Public Notices

Posted: February 5, 2010
Comment Period End Date: March 8, 2010

Public Notice (PDF) (3pp, 470K) February 5, 2010

Proposed Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) (PDF) (18pp, 2.3MB) February 5, 2010

US EPA Region 5 is providing this notice of its intent to file a Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order (proposed CAFO) against the Charles D. Sharp & Associates, Inc. d/b/a Sharp Homes, Hunter’s Ridge Development (Respondent) for violations of the Clean Water Act. This CAFO will settle U.S. EPA’s allegations that the Respondent violated Water Quality Standards, failed to maintain proper erosion controls at the project, failed to inspect areas of the project, and failed to update plans as required by its permit. US EPA and Respondent have agreed in principle that Respondent will pay a civil penalty of $15,000 to resolve these violations.

Posted: February 4, 2010
Comment Period End Date: March 8, 2010

Public Notice (PDF) (3pp, 85K) February 4, 2010

Proposed Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) (PDF) (15pp, 234K) February 4, 2010

Description: US EPA Region 5 is providing this notice of its intent to file a Proposed Consent Agreement and Proposed Final Order (Proposed CAFO) against Solar Sources, Inc. (Respondent) for violations of Section 301 of the Clean Water Act. This Proposed CAFO will settle alleged violations at the Cannelburg and Lewis mines in southern Indiana. The Respondent discharged fill and/or dredge material without a permit to Aikman Creek, South Fork Prairie Creek, Sugar Creek, and Veale Creek at its surface coal mine in Cannelburg, Indiana. The discharges at the Cannelburg mine impacted a total of 23,425 linear feet of stream. The Respondent also discharged fill and/or dredge material without a permit to unnamed tributaries to Splunge Creek at its surface coal mine in Lewis and Saline City, Indiana (a/k/a the Lewis Mine). The discharges at the Lewis mine impacted a total of 9,381 feet of stream.

The alleged violations are of environmental significance because the activities resulted in a loss of aquatic habitat, a reduction in the overall stream length, decreased water quality, and negatively affected the biological integrity and biodiversity of the impacted watersheds. The U.S. EPA and Respondent have agreed in principle that the Respondent will pay a civil penalty of $299,500 to resolve these violations.

Posted: February 4, 2010
Comment Period End Date: March 5, 2010

Public Notice (PDF) (3pp, K) February 3, 2010

Administrative Complaint (PDF) (12pp, 215K) February 3, 2010

Description: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Region 5, is providing this notice of an Administrative Complaint proposing that a $1,000 civil penalty be assessed by the Administrator against Maple Ridge Sewer Service (Respondent) for violations of the Clean Water Act. Prefiling negotiations between Region 5 staff and Respondent have resulted in a settlement of this civil penalty action, which, in part, requires that Respondent pay $500 to resolve this action. US EPA has filed an Administrative Complaint against Respondent, and, at the same time, lodged a proposed Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) by which US EPA intends to resolve the action.

This dollar amount to be assessed by the proposed CAFO would settle civil violations alleging the Respondent failed to prepare and maintain records regarding land application of domestic septage. The alleged violations are of environmental significance because without adequate records, US EPA not able to determine the compliance status of individual septage haulers.