01-1997-0007Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1997· Region 01
EPA v. WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$35,000
Compliance action
$50,000
Case summary
VIOLATED PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITS FOR TRC AND FECAL COLIFORM DURING 15 MONTHS BETWEEN 1993 AND 1996.
Defendants (1)
- WELLS SANITARY DISTRICTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WELLS SANITARY DISTRICT
197 ELDRIDGE ROAD, WELLS, ME, 04090
Registry ID: 110002052055
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WELLS SANITARY DISTRICTentered 1997-06-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $35,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-03-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-03-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-06-20Final Order Issued
- 1997-06-20Compliance Achieved
- 1997-06-20Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 566
- Case number
- 01-1997-0007
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- OES
- 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 01-1997-0007 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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