Public Notice: Proposed Settlement with Custom Excavating by Dean Larson Inc. DBA: Trails End Recovery in Oregon
Summary
EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty settlement with Custom Excavating by Dean Larson Inc. DBA: Trails End Recovery for violations of the Clean Water Act at its facility located in Warrenton, Oregon.
EPA alleges that the respondent failed to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 1200-Z Industrial Stormwater Discharge Permit (permit number ORR127194) and the Clean Water Act at its Trails End Recovery facility. The 1200-Z general permit covers discharges of pollutants into Lewis and Clark River.
Alleged violations include failure to implement adequate control measures, failure to submit a discharge monitoring report, and failure to adequately implement Tier 1 corrective actions and maintain an adequate Stormwater Pollution Control Plan.
This action is being simultaneously commenced and concluded in a legal document called an Expedited Settlement Agreement. Under the proposed agreement, the respondent will pay a civil penalty of $10,020 and has certified that the alleged violations have been corrected.
Respondent
Custom Excavating by Dean Larson Inc. DBA: Trails End Recovery
2060 SE Airport Lane
Warrenton, Oregon 97146
Legal authority
This is a Class II administrative penalty proceeding governed by Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. § 1319(g)], and the procedural rules found at 40 CFR Part 22. The requirements that apply to public comment and participation are set forth in Clean Water Act Section 309(g)(4) and 40 CFR § 22.45.