EPA v. FITCHBURG WWTF

Case summary

Administrative Compliance Order requires the City to complete construction of interim phosphorus upgrades to its WWTF by November 30, 2012, and to achieve compliance with a 12-month rolling average interim total phosphorus limit of 0.5 milligrams/liter (“mg/l”) no later than March 31, 2013. The Order also includes a schedule for completion of construction of a more extensive upgrade of the WWTF by May 31, 2019 and achievement of compliance with the 0.2 mg/l monthly average total phosphorus limit contained in its 2010 Permit by November 30, 2019. The Order further requires the City to design and construct priority sewer separation work in Project Areas CSS 3 and CSS 4. The scopes of these projects are delineated in attachments to the Order

Defendants (1)

• FITCHBURG WWTFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EAST FITCHBURG WWTF

  24 LANIDES LANE, FITCHBURG, MA, 01420

  Registry ID: 110006618810

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FITCHBURG WWTFentered 2011-08-08

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2011-06-07Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-08-08Final Order Issued