3/4/2010 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $15,000.
ON FEB 25, 2009, EPA AND ADEM PERFORMED A COMPLIANCE STORM WATER EVALUATION INSPECTION (CSWEI) AT RESPONDENT'S DEVELOPMENT TO EVALUATE THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF STORMWATER. DURING THE CSWEIs, EPA INSPECTORS OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING:
A. A SIGN WAS NOT POSTED AT THE FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDED THE ADEM NPDES REGISTRATION INFO.
B. THE CBMPP AND INSPECTION REPORTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW.
C. RAINFALL DATA WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND THERE WAS NOT RAIN GAUGE OBSERVED ON-SITE.
D. BMPs WERE NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED OR MAINTAINED; DOUBLE-ROW SILT FENCING BELOW THE DOUBLE CULVERT OUTLET STRUCTURE WAS BEING OVERTOPPED WITH SEDIMENT ON THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND SILT FENCING BELOW THE OUTFALL TO POND B NEEDED MAINTENANCE; STORM DRAIN INLETS NEEDED APPROPRIATE PROTECTION AND MAINTENANCE TO PREVENT ANY FURTHER SEDIMENT FROM ENTERING THE UNNAMED TRIBUTARY OF CHEWACLA CREEK; THE CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE/EXIT DID NOT HAVE APPROPRIATE ROCK IN PLACE TO PREVENT SEDIMENT FROM TRACKING OFF-SITE; THE OUTFALLS AT THE TWO SEDIMENT BASINS NEEDED MAINTENANCE AND APPROPRIATE RIP-RAP PROTECTION; SEVERAL AREAS WITH GULLY AND RILL EROSION NEEDED STABILIZATION; AND THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT NEEDED TO BE STABILIZED IF NO ADDITIONAL WORK WAS GOING TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE NEXT 13 DAYS. BMPs WERE NOT BEING IMPLEMENTED OR MAINTAINED.
E. THE TWO OUTFALLS AT SEDIMENT BA