Public Notice: Proposed CAFO CWA-05-2025-0009

Summary

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, is providing notice of intent to execute a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Vapor Bus International – A Wabtec Company (“Respondent”) for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA alleges that Respondent discharged industrial wastewater from its facility to the Lake County Public Works Department, Des Plaines River Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) via a Village of Buffalo Grove sewer, in violation of the Respondent’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (“Permit”), in violation of the Section 301 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1311.

EPA and Respondent have agreed that Respondent will pay a civil penalty of $28,825.49. Full payment of the penalty will resolve Respondent’s liability for federal civil penalties for the violation alleged in the CAFO.
 

Applicants or Respondents

Docket Numbers

• CWA-05-2025-0009

Related Documents

• Public Notice of Proposed CAFO CWA-05-2025-0009 (pdf) (125.17 KB)
  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, is providing notice of intent to execute a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) with Vapor Bus International – A Wabtec Company.
• Proposed CAFO CWA-05-2025-0009 (pdf) (233.56 KB)
  This is an administrative action commenced and concluded under Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act.