EPA v. PITTSFIELD WWTP
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
CWA unilateral AO for violations of the total phosphorus and total aluminum limits in the facility's NPDES permit. Requires design and construction of additional treatment units to remove the phosphorus and aluminum from the wastewater. Pittsfield WWTP is the largest single source of phosphorus in the Housatonic River in Massachusetts.
Defendants (1)
- PITTSFIELD WWTPNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PITTSFIELD W W T P
901 HOLMES ROAD, PITTSFIELD, MA, 01201
Registry ID: 110007369720
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PITTSFIELD WWTPentered 2015-09-30
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2015-09-30Final Order Issued
- 2015-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-01-18NPDES Closed
- 2023-01-18Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600396346
- Case number
- 01-2015-2034
- 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 01-2015-2034 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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