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01-1998-0151Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 1998· Region 01

EPA v. NEWTON STP

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Compliance action

$17,000,000

Case summary

BASED ON EFFLUENT DATA SUBMITTED BY THE CITY, EPA HAS ORDERED THE CITY TO SEPARATE SEWERS FROM UNDERDRAINS IN TWO STORM WATER DRAINAGE AREAS, CHEESECAKE BROOK AND LAUNDRY BROOK. THIS WILL ELIMINATE DRY WEATHER DISCHARGES OF FECAL COLIFORM FROM STORM DRAINSAND GREATLY REDUCE THE WET WEATHER DISCHARGE OF FECAL COLIFORM.

Defendants (1)

  • NEWTON STPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NEWTON CITY OF

    1000 COMMONWEALTH AVE, NEWTON, MA, 02459

    Registry ID: 110010599637

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • NEWTON STPentered 1998-09-30

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 1998-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1998-09-30Final Order Issued
  • 1998-10-14Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
957
Case number
01-1998-0151
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 01-1998-0151 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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