EPA v. PORTLAND CITY OF

Case summary

The City of Portland has had more than 20 sanitary sewer overflows over the past five years that have reached waters of the US, and over 80 that have affected public and private property. By requiring the implementation of an operations and maintenance plan as well as the continued efforts at combined sewer overflow abatement with this Order, it is expected that the number of SSO events per year will decrease significantly and therefore the gallons of raw sewage reaching US navigable waters (including fragile ecosystems and public beaches) will also decrease.

Defendants (1)

• PORTLAND CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (3)

• PORTLAND, CITY OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS

  55 PORTLAND ST, PORTLAND, ME, 04101

  Registry ID: 110000568877

• PORTLAND, CITY OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS

  55 PORTLAND ST, PORTLAND, ME, 04101

  Registry ID: 110000568877

• PORTLAND, CITY OF COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS

  55 PORTLAND ST, PORTLAND, ME, 04101

  Registry ID: 110000568877

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PORTLAND CITY OFentered 2013-03-06

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $53,250 · SEP: $45,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2012-02-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-09-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2013-03-06Final Order Issued