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01-2019-2023Administrative - FormalFinal Order IssuedFY 2019· Region 01

EPA v. DUDLEY TOWN OF

Case summary

On February 28, 2019, Region 1 issued an Administrative Orders (Orders) against the Town of Dudley, MA regarding the Town's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). The Order requires the Town to submit a Notice of Intent (NOI) to be covered under the 2016 Massachusetts Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer General Permit or an application for an individual NPDES permit by April 1, 2019. The Order does not include a penalty. The Town's NOI submittal was due October 1, 2018. As of the date of the Order, the Town has not submitted the required NOI or an individual NPDES permit application. Although EPA has primacy for the NPDES program in Massachusetts, MassDEP supports EPA's action in this matter.

Defendants (1)

  • Town of DudleyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • DUDLEY TOWN OF

    71 WEST MAIN STREET, DUDLEY, MA, 01571

    Registry ID: 110039542171

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • DUDLEY TOWN OFentered 2019-02-28

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

  • 2019-02-28Final Order Issued
  • 2019-02-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2019-04-15Enforcement Action Data Entered

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3601806150
Case number
01-2019-2023
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
01
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 01-2019-2023 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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