Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed Administrative Penalty Assessments and Opportunities to Comment Regarding Mr. Richard Westra, H&R Westra Dairy and Mr. Bernard Teunissen, Beranna Dairy

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EPA is providing notice of proposed administrative penalties for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act. EPA is also providing notice of opportunity to comment on the proposed penalties. EPA is authorized under section 309(g) of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(g), to assess a civil penalty after providing the person subject to the penalty notice of the proposed penalty and the opportunity for a hearing, and after providing interested persons notice of the proposed penalty and a reasonable opportunity to comment on its issuance. Under section 309(g), any person who has violated the conditions of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit may be assessed a penalty in a "Class II" administrative penalty proceeding. Class II proceedings under section 309(g) are conducted in accordance with consolidated rules of practice governing the administrative assessment of civil penalties, 40 CFR part 22. EPA is providing notice of the following Class II penalty proceedings: In the Matter of Richard Westra, Docket No. CWA-9-2000-0011; Complainant, Alexis Strauss, Director, Water Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, CA 94105; Respondent, Mr. Richard Westra, H&R W