Cooper Land Development, Clean Water Act Violations, Kansas 2008
Cooper Land Development, a luxury home development company headquartered in Rogers, Ark., has agreed to pay a civil penalty and implement a storm water compliance program at its construction sites to settle allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act.
According to a consent decree filed today in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., Cooper Land Development has agreed to pay a $513,740 civil penalty to settle the allegations that it failed to properly manage construction site storm water runoff and implement erosion control at five of its housing developments located in Missouri, West Virginia and Arkansas.
The penalty will be paid in four annual installments, plus interest, according to the consent decree.
Additionally, the consent decree requires Cooper Land Development to implement a company-wide storm water compliance program that provides for improved environmental performance and increased oversight of its operations at all of its current and future construction sites.
The settlement resolves a civil complaint filed Sept. 22, 2008, in which the United States alleged that inspections in 2006 found Cooper Land Development had violated the terms of separate National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits issued by respective state environmental authorities for its Creekmoor housing development in Raymore, Mo., and the Glade Springs Village housing development near Daniels, W. VA.
Cooper Land Development, the defendant/respondent, is a luxury home development company headquartered in Rogers, Ark. The exact criminal charges are Clean Water Act violations. The city and state are Kansas City, Mo. and the exact date is Sept. 22, 2008. The outcome is a $513,740 civil penalty to be paid in four annual installments, plus interest.
Key Facts
- State: Kansas
- Category: Environmental Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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