Napa State Hospital-Administrative Consent Agreement and Final Order; Notice of Proposed Administrative Consent Agreement and Final Order Pursuant to Section 311(b)(6) of the Clean Water Act

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In accordance with section 311(b)(6)(C) of the Clean Water Act, ("CWA"), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C), notice is hereby given of a proposed Consent Agreement and Final Order ("CA/FO," Region 9 Docket No. OPA 9-2003-0001), which resolves penalties for alleged violations of sections 311(b)(3) and 311(j) of the CWA. The respondent to the CA/ FO is the Napa State Hospital, an agency of the State of California. Through the proposed CA/FO, the Napa State Hospital will pay $40,000 to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund as a penalty for alleged violations involving the discharge of oil into waters of the United States, and the failure to prepare and maintain a spill prevention, control and countermeasure plan. The penalty included in this CA/FO was calculated in accordance with the Agency's guidance document, Civil Penalty Policy for section 311(b)(3) and section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act, dated August 1998. For 30 days following the date of publication of this notice, the Agency will receive written comments relating to the proposed CA/FO. Any person who comments on the proposed CA/FO shall be given notice of any hearing held and a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present evidence.