Public Notice: Proposed penalty of $5,000.00 against Old Forge Power Equipment

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Region 3, is hereby giving notice that it proposes to enter into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”), which commences and concludes an administrative action against Old Forge Power Equipment, 5 Brookside Road, Carbondale, Pennsylvania 18407, in order to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at the site located at: 5 Brookside Road, Carbondale, Pennsylvania 18407.

The ESA assesses an administrative penalty in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), pursuant to Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g) for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. The $5,000.00 penalty is calculated in accordance with the Expedited Settlement Agreement Pilot for Industrial Stormwater Non-Filers under the Clean Water Act dated September 30, 2019 and the Extension and Modification of the Clean Water Act Industrial Stormwater Non-Filers and Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector General Permit Violations Expedited Settlement Agreement Pilot Programs dated April, 22, 2026.

Applicants or Respondents

Docket Numbers

• CWA-03-2027-0024

Related Documents

• Public Notice (pdf) (250.75 KB)
  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 (EPA Mid-Atlantic Region), is proposing to file an Expedited Settlement Agreement (ESA) assessing an administrative civil penalty in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) against the Respondent named below for alleged violations of Section 301 of the CWA and 40 C.F.R. § 122.26 for failure to have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit or permit coverage for the discharge of stormwater related to industrial activities.