[StBernard] EPA Orders Louisiana Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee, Inc. to Stop Discharging

[Westley Annis]

EPA Orders Louisiana Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee, Inc. to Stop
Discharging 

  

(Dallas, Texas - February 25, 2010)  The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has issued cease and desist administrative orders to the Louisiana
Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee, Inc. for widespread non-compliance with
storm water provisions outlined in the federal Clean Water Act. 

  

A February 8, 2010, EPA and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
(LDEQ) inspection of construction activities in St. Bernard and Orleans
Parishes found runoff from construction sites previously identified and
documented by LDEQ.  The inspection also revealed the Louisiana Land Trust
and Camp Dresser McKee failed to submit a Notice of Intent for permit
coverage under the Louisiana Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (LPDES)
General Permit for storm water discharges from construction activities and
failed to develop and implement best management practices to control the
discharge of sediment and debris from construction sites. 

  

Based on these findings, the Louisiana Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee
have been ordered to cease all discharges of sediment and debris from
construction activities in St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes, remove sediment
and debris previously discharged and within 15 days submit a Notice of
Intent to LDEQ for permit coverage under the LPDEQ General Permit program. 

  

The Louisiana Land Trust and Camp Dresser McKee have also been given 15 days
to develop, implement and submit a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
(SWPP) tailored for construction sites in St. Bernard and Orleans Parishes
and submit a detailed description of activities completed to comply with the
cease and desist orders. 

  

More about activities in EPA Region 6:  http://www.epa.gov/region6
<http://www.epa.gov/region6>  

  

EPA audio file is available at
http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/feb2010.html
<http://www.epa.gov/region6/6xa/podcast/feb2010.html>  

  

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