EPA v. ALGONQUIN POWER SYSTEMS INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
ON MAY 23, 2005, REGION I REFERRED BY LETTER TO DOJ A CASE AGAINST ALGONQUIN POWER SYSTEMS INC. INVOLVING CIVIL VIOLATIONS OF CWA 301(A) AND 311 WHICH ARE PART OF A UNIVERSAL CRIMINAL-CIVIL SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL DEVELOPED BY THE NEW HAMPSHIRE U.S. ATTORNEYS OFFICE. THE CASE INVOLVES OIL DISCHARGES FROM ALGONQUIN'S RIVERBEND HYDRO ELECTRIC TURBINES IN FRANKLIN, NH. THE MINOR LEAKS ARE CHARACTERIZED AS VIOLATIONS OF CWA 301(A)(DISCHARGE WITHOUT A PERMIT) WHILE THE MORE SUBSTANTIVE DISCHARGES ARE CHARACTERIZED AS VIOALTIONS OF CWA 311 (OIL SPILL). THE IMPACT ON THE WINNEPESAUKEE RIVER FROM THE SPILLS LEAKAGE HAS BEEN MINOR AND THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN STEPS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Defendants (1)
- ALGONQUIN POWER SYSTEMS INCNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ALGONQUIN POWER SYSTEMS INC
111 AMHERST STREET, MANCHESTER, NH, 03101
Registry ID: 110024540200
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 311B — Oil & Hazardous Substances Discharge
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ALGONQUIN POWER SYSTEMS INC.entered 2006-01-26
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $100,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2005-04-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-05-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2005-12-16Final Order Lodged
- 2005-12-16Complaint Filed With Court
- 2006-01-26Final Order Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 146388
- Case number
- 01-2005-2041
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 01
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2005-2041 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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