EPA v. UMASS BOSTON
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Facility's cooling water intake structure does not meet the requirements of CWA Section 316(b). The order requires the facility to evalaute modification of the cooling water intake pumps to reduce entrainment of marine organisms, and modification of the intake structure to better return entrained organisms to Savin Hill Cove.
Defendants (1)
- UMASS BOSTONNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
UMASS BOSTON
100 WILLIAM T MORRISSEY BLVD, DORCHESTER, MA, 021250000
Registry ID: 110024360939
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
UMASS BOSTONentered 2013-09-06
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2013-09-06Final Order Issued
- 2013-10-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400165617
- Case number
- 01-2013-0506
- 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 01-2013-0506 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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