Public Notice: American Cylinder Head Repair and Exchange Inc.; Proposed Settlement of CWA Section 309(g) Class I Administrative Penalty

Summary

EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty settlement with American Cylinder head Repair and Exchange Inc. (Respondent) for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA alleges that Respondents violated CWA Section 301(a), 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a), by discharging industrial stormwater into waters of the United States without obtaining a permit. Specifically, the EPA alleges that the company’s Oakland facility (facility) discharged industrial stormwater to the San Francisco Bay from December 2020 through April 2025 without authorization.

Pursuant to Section 309(g) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), and in accordance with 40 C.F.R. Part 22 (consolidated rules of practice for assessing administrative civil penalties), EPA proposes entering into a consent agreement with Respondent, referred to here as an Expedited Settlement Agreement, which will simultaneously commence and conclude this CWA Class I civil administrative penalty proceeding. In accordance with the Expedited Settlement Agreement process, Respondents have already sought coverage for the facility’s stormwater discharges under the Industrial General Permit and have agreed to pay the United States a civil penalty of $3,750 to resolve this matter.

In the Matter of American Cylinder head Repair and Exchange Inc.: EPA Docket Number CWA-09-2026-0001

Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Respondent: American Cylinder Head Repair and Exchange Inc., 499 Lesser Street Oakland, CA 94601

Description of Business or Activity Conducted by the Respondents: Respondent operates an engine parts manufacturing facility classified under SIC Code 3714.

Summary of Alleged Violations: Respondent discharged industrial stormwater into waters of the United States without obtaining a CWA permit.

Proposed Penalty: $3,750

Applicants or Respondents: American Cylinder Head Repair and Exchange Inc.

Docket Number: CWA-09-2026-0001

Applicants or Respondents

Docket Numbers

• CWA-09-2026-0001

Related Documents

• Expedited Settlement Agreement: American Cylinder head Repair and Exchange Inc. (pdf) (98.42 KB, 10/17/2025)
  Proposed administrative penalty settlement with American Cylinder head Repair and Exchange Inc. (Respondent) for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA Docket Number CWA-09-2026-0001.