EPA v. MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITY

Case summary

THE MWRA BYPASSED FLOW AROUND SECONDARY TREATMENT AT DEER ISLAND ON AT LEAST 499 OCCASIONS WHEN THERE WAS A FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVE TO SUCH BYPASSES IN VIOLATION OF THE PROHIBITION ON BYPASS INCLUDED IN THE MWRA'S NPDES PERMIT. IN ADDITION TO ITS BYPASS VIOLATIONS, THE MWRA HAS FAILED TO MONITOR THE DEER ISLAND EFFLUENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM ( NPDES ) PERMIT, PERMIT NUMBER MA0103284( THE PERMIT ). THE PERMIT REQUIRES THE MWRA TO COLLECT DAILY FLOW-PROPORTIONAL SAMPLES, BUT THE MWRA HAS COLLECTED TIME-PROPORTIONED SAMPLES.MONIORING CONDUCTED TO DATE, THEREFORE, MAY NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS.

Defendants (1)

• MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MWRA DEER ISLAND TREATMENT PLANT

  190 TAFTS AVENUE, BOSTON, MA, 02152

  Registry ID: 110025247720

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCES AUTHORITYentered 2008-09-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $305,000 · SEP: $305,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 2006-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2006-10-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-07-01Final Order Lodged
• 2008-07-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 2008-09-08Final Order Entered
• 2014-06-30NPDES Closed
• 2014-06-30Concluded
• 2014-06-30Enforcement Action Closed