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01-2008-2028Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2008· Region 01

EPA v. NORTH PROVIDENCE

Final Order With Penalty

Case summary

North Providence is a satellite community contributing wastewater to the Narragansett Bay Commission�s Field�s Point facility, a regional wastewater treatment plant in Providence, Rhode Island. While EPA has received information regarding sanitary sewer overflows in North Providence in the form of first hand accounts and photographs from affected property owners, the Town has not submitted any information regarding overflows to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RI DEM), as required by the state�s operation and maintenance program. See User Defined Field 6 for futher information.

Defendants (1)

  • NORTH PROVIDENCENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NORTH PROVIDENCE (TOWNWIDE COLLECTION SYSTEM)

    2000 SMITH STREET, NORTH PROVIDENCE, RI, 02911

    Registry ID: 110032592433

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • NORTH PROVIDENCEentered 2008-02-27

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $5,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2007-10-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2007-10-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2008-02-27Final Order Issued
  • 2008-02-27Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2008-02-27NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
600070713
Case number
01-2008-2028
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 01-2008-2028 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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