EPA v. KEENE WWTF
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
VIOLATIONS OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND OTHER CONDITIONS IN THE CITY'S NPDES PERMIT, INCLUDING THE FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE CITY'S PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS ( POTW ) WHICH RESULTED IN SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS AND UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF WASTEWATERS TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES WITH EXCEEDANCES OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR TOTAL ZINCE; AND A FAILURE TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE LOCAL LIMITS FOR INDUSTRIES THAT DISCHARGE TO THE POTW.
Defendants (1)
- KEENE WWTFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
KEENE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
AIRPORT ROAD, SWANZEY, NH, 03431
Registry ID: 110002320854
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KEENE WWTFentered 2006-04-13
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $58,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2004-10-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-06-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2006-04-13Final Order Issued
- 2006-06-16NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 133897
- Case number
- 01-2005-2001
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2005-2001 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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