Public Notice: Public Notice: Opportunity to Comment on Consent Agreement for Alleged Clean Water Act Violations by Art C. Klein Construction, Inc
Summary
The EPA is providing notice of an opportunity for the public to comment on an Expedited Penalty Action and Consent Agreement (Consent Agreement). In the Consent Agreement, the EPA has alleged that Art C. Klein Construction, Inc. has violated a Clean Water Act National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Construction General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Activities (Project-specific NPDES ID COR10F0AG) at the Fountain-Fort Carson School District No. 8 Abrams Elementary School construction site located in Fort Carson, Colorado.
Background
The EPA has alleged that Art C. Klein Construction, Inc. has violated permit requirements by, for example, failing to install required stormwater controls at certain locations, failing to ensure all stormwater controls were maintained and remain in effective operating condition, exceeding dewatering benchmark limits set forth in the Permit, failing to implement corrective actions, failing to properly document dewatering sampling events, failing to properly display a site sign, and failing to properly document a dewatering discharge event. Under the Consent Agreement, Art C. Klein Construction, Inc. has agreed to pay a civil administrative penalty of $21,900 to resolve its civil penalty liability for these alleged violations. Before issuing an order approving the Consent Agreement and assessing this penalty, the EPA is providing an opportunity for the public to submit written comments and to participate in any hearing. Please see section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), for more details.
The addresses of the EPA official serving as Complainant and of Art C. Klein Construction, Inc. are listed below.
EPA Complainant
Emilio Llamozas, Supervisor, NPDES and Wetlands Section, Water Enforcement Branch, Environment and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202, [email protected], (303) 312-6407
Respondent
Art C. Klein Construction, Inc., 3370 Chelton Loop South, Colorado Springs, CO 80909, (719)570-6060
Public Comment
The EPA encourages the public to comment on the Consent Agreement using the instructions in the "How to Comment" box on this page.. The Consent Agreement will be available for review for a period of 30 days after the publication of this notice. The EPA will accept comments at the addresses listed in the box on the right side of this page for a period of 30 days after the publication of this notice. Any person submitting written comments has a right to participate in a hearing, if one is held. The Consent Agreement will be available for review on the EPA website and between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days at the address listed in the "How to Comment" box.
For More Information: Any person wishing (1) to comment upon the proposed penalty assessment or upon any other aspect of this matter or (2) to obtain any other information on this proceeding should contact the EPA Regional Hearing Clerk identified above.
Applicants or Respondents
Art C. Klein Construction, Inc.3370 Chelton Loop South
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
United States
Docket Numbers
- CWA-08-2024-0013