Public Notice: Proposed Settlement with Interstate Concrete & Asphalt for Clean Water Act Violations in Oregon
Summary
EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty settlement with Interstate Concrete & Asphalt (respondent) for violations of the Clean Water Act at its facility located in Pendleton, Oregon.
EPA alleges that the respondent failed to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit (#ORR05IA01) at its Pendleton facility. The permit covers discharges of pollutants into the Umatilla River.
Alleged violations include failure to include adequate site map, employee training records, and certification signature in the facility’s Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan.
This action is being simultaneously commenced and concluded in a legal document called an Expedited Settlement Agreement. Under the proposed agreement (see "Related Documents" below), Interstate Concrete & Asphalt will pay a civil penalty of $4,688.
Respondent
CRH Americas Materials, Inc.
2580 Hagen Road
Richland, Washington 99352
Legal Authority
This is a Class II administrative penalty proceeding governed by Clean Water Act section 309(g) (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.