EPA v. PROVIDENCE (MUN)

Case summary

THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE DISCHARGES APPROX 60 MILLION GAL. OF WASTEWATER PER DAY, CONTAINING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS SECOND DARY SEWER TREATMENT PLANT AT FIELDS POINT, PROVIDENCE, RI. THE CITY ALSO DISCHARGES WASTEWATER CONTAINING POLLUTANTS FROM 55 COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS TO THE PROVIDENCE, SEEKONK, MOSHASSUCK, WEST, AND WOONASQUATUCKET RIVERS. ON DEC 5, 1974, EPA ISSUED TO THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE NPDES PERMIT NO: RI0100315 (THE PERMIT ) WHICH AUTHORIZED THE CITY TO DISHCARGE POLLUTANTS FROM THE PROVIDENCE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TO THE PROVIDENCE RIVER AT PROVIDENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, MONITORING REQUIREMENTS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS SET FORTH THEREIN UNTIL JUNE, 30, 1977. SINCE JAN 1976, THE CITY HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH SPECIAL CONDITION C (MONITORING AND REPORTING) * AND SPECIAL CONDITION A(1) (EFFLUENT LIMITS) OF THE PERMIT. 1. MONTHLY MONITORING REPORTS WERE NOT SUBMITTED FOR JAN, AND FEB., 1977. 2. MONTHLY MONITORING REPORTS FOR SEP., OCT., NOV., AND DEC. 1976 WERE ALL SUBMITTED LATE--ON JANUARY 25, 1977. 3. THE DATA IN THE MONTLY MONITORING REPORTS FOR EACH AND EVERY MONTH FROM JANUARY 1976 THRU SEPTEMBER 1976 (SEE ITEM 8 OF THE COMPLAINT). 4. ONE OR MORE OF THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN SPECIAL CONDITION A(1) OF THE PERMIT WAS EXCEEDED IN EACH OF THE MONTLY REPORTS SUBMITTED FROM JANUARY 1976 THROUGH DECEMBER 1976. (SEE ITEM 9 OF THE COMPLAINT). AS A RESULT OF THE CITY'S FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT, THE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR OF OF EPA ISSUED AN ORDER ON AUGUST 19, 1976, REQUIRING THAT THE CITY COMPLETE WHATEVER STEPS NECESSARY TO MEET ALL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS IN SPECIAL CONDITION A(1) AND THAT ALL FUTURE MONITORING REPORTS SUBMITTED BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WITH SPECIAL CONDITION C OF THE PERMIT WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE ORDER. THE CITY HAS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER, RECEIVED ON AUGUST 23, 1976.

Defendants (1)

• PROVIDENCE (MUN)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NBC FIELDS POINT

  2 ERNEST STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02905

  Registry ID: 110000760757

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PROVIDENCE, CITY OFentered 1977-08-10

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1977-01-01Referred To Headquarters
• 1977-04-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1977-06-15Complaint Filed With Court
• 1977-08-10Final Order Entered
• 1977-08-10Concluded
• 1977-08-10Final Order Lodged
• 1989-10-11Enforcement Action Closed