EPA v. GLOUCESTER, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$98,000
Case summary
REFERRAL OF ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST THE CITY OF GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS FOR VIOLATIONS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT. THE CITY HAS FAILED TO MEET ITS EFFLUENT LIMITS, ENFORCE ITS PRETREATMENT PROGRAM, COMPLETE AND EXTENDED OUTFALL, PERFORM WATER QUALITY MONITORING, AND ELIMINATE UNPERMITTED OUTFALLS.
Defendants (1)
- GLOUCESTER, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GLOUCESTER W P C F
50 ESSEX AVENUE, GLOUCESTER, MA, 01930
Registry ID: 110024340444
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GLOUCESTER, CITY OFentered 1992-05-08
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $98,000
Timeline (9 milestones)
- 1989-06-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1989-06-23Referred To Headquarters
- 1989-06-24Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1989-10-03Complaint Filed With Court
- 1992-05-08Final Order Lodged
- 1992-05-08Final Order Entered
- 1992-05-08Concluded
- 2021-03-15Enforcement Action Closed
- 2021-03-15NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 177
- Case number
- 01-1989-0014
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- EPA region
- 01
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-1989-0014 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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