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01-2013-2010Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2013· Region 01

EPA v. SCITUATE TOWN OF

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

On March 20, 2013, EPA and the Town of Scituate, Massachusetts signed a Clean Water Act Order on Consent that requires the Town to develop and implement a plan to achieve compliance with the total copper effluent limitations in its NPDES Permit. The Town’s wastewater treatment plant has routinely discharged wastewater containing total copper in concentrations greater than the effluent limitations contained in its NPDES Permit. These discharges violate Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1311(a).

Defendants (1)

  • SCITUATE TOWN OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • SCITUATE W T P

    161 DRIFTWAY, SCITUATE, MA, 02066

    Registry ID: 110028220985

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • SCITUATE TOWN OFentered 2013-03-20

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2012-10-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2013-03-20Final Order Issued
  • 2018-08-02Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2018-08-02NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3000077063
Case number
01-2013-2010
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 01-2013-2010 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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