EPA v. NEW BEDFORD, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$51,000
Compliance action
$180,000,000
Case summary
REFERRAL TO ENFORCE CONSENT DECREE. CITY FAILED TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS TO CONSTRUCT SECONDARY TREATMENT PLANT AS REQUIRED BY CONSENT DECREE.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF NEW BEDFORDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
US ARC FORT RODMAN
FORT RODMAN AFZD DEQ, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02740
Registry ID: 110010598530
NEW BEDFORD
ACUSHNET ESTUARY, NEW BEDFORD, MA, 02740
Registry ID: 110009290169
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NEW BEDFORD, CITY OFentered 1995-06-16
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $51,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1992-02-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-02-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1995-04-24Complaint Filed With Court
- 1995-06-16Final Order Lodged
- 1995-06-16Final Order Entered
- 1995-06-16Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 282
- Case number
- 01-1994-0002
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- CWA
- 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 01-1994-0002 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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