EPA v. HAVERHILL WWTF

Case summary

ALTHOUGH HAVERHILL MA ( CITY OR HAVERHILL ) HAS IMPLEMENTED PHASE I CSO ABATEMENT PROJECTS, UNTREATED OVERFLOWS FROMT THE CITY'S COLLECTIONS SYSTEM CONTINUE TO OCCUR. MA WATER QUALITY STANDARDS ( WQSs )VIOLATIONS, THEREFORE, ALSO CONTINUE. HAVERHILL HAS ALSO REPORTED NUMEROUS SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS ( SSOs )FROM ITS SANITARY SEWER MANHOLES. THE ORDER REQUIRES THE CITY TO SUBMIT TO EPA, AND TO MASS DEP, A SCOPE OF WORK FOR PREPARING A DRAFT PHASE II CSO ABATEMENT PROGRAM. THE PHASE II PROGRAM MUST RECOMMEND A PLAN AND A PROPOSED SCHEDULE FOR ADDRESSING ALL REMAINING CSO OUTFALLS TO RESULT IN FULL NPDES COMPLIANCE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE WQSs AS SOON A PRACTICABLE. THE ORDER ALSO REQUIRES: (1)WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILTIY WET-WEATHER CSO RELATED BYPASS EVENT MONITORING AND REPORTING; (2)AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CITY's COLLECTION SYSTEM CAPACITY, MANAGEMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS( CMOM ); (3)PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF A CMOM CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN INCLUDING A PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE TO PREVENT SSOs IN THE FUTURE; (4)ANNUAL CMOM PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION REPORTING; (5)DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN UPDATED ILLICIT DISCHARGE DETECTION AND ELIMINATION ( IDDE )PROGRAM AND ANNUAL REPORTING AND (6)QUARTERLY WORK PROGRESS/WORK PROJECTIONS REPORTING.

Defendants (1)

• HAVERHILL WWTFNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• HAVERHILL W P A F

  40 SOUTH PORTER STREET, BRADFORD, MA, 01835

  Registry ID: 110000732752

• HAVERHILL W P A F

  40 SOUTH PORTER STREET, BRADFORD, MA, 01835

  Registry ID: 110000732752

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HAVERHILL WWTFentered 2008-09-15

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2008-04-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2008-09-15Final Order Issued
• 2016-11-10NPDES Closed
• 2016-11-10Enforcement Action Closed