EPA v. FALL RIVER MS4

Case summary

EPA alleges that the City of Fall River failed to take required measures to detect and eliminate illicit discharges ( IDDE ) under EPA’s NPDES General Permit for Storm Water Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems ( Small MS4 Permit ). The Permit requires that permittees develop, implement and enforce a program to reduce the discharge of pollutants from municipal separate storm sewer systems to the maximum extent practicable and satisfy the water quality requirements of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”) and state water quality standards. This case is part of a comprehensive initiative to promote compliance with the Small MS4 Permit, and the Permit’s IDDE requirement’s in particular. Because of the particularly harmful nature of the pollutants in illicit discharges, Region 1 has made IDDE a priority for Small MS4 enforcement. The City of Fall River also failed to respond to a CWA Section 308 information request for six months

Defendants (1)

• FALL RIVER MS4

Facilities (1)

• FALL RIVER CITY OF MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM

  TOWNWIDE, FALL RIVER, MA, 02724

  Registry ID: 110039179386

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FALL RIVER MS4entered 2009-08-13

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-07-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-08-13Final Order Issued