EPA v. SPENCER WWTP
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On May 15, 2019, EPA issued a Clean Water Act administrative order to the Town of Spencer, Massachusetts for violations of the copper effluent limits contained in its NPDES permit. Spencer owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that discharges pollutants to the Cranberry River. The order requires the Town to meet its copper limit by undertaking construction upgrades at the treatment plant. Massachusetts has not been delegated the Clean Water Act program, but EPA worked in close coordination with MassDEP on this matter.
Defendants (1)
- Town of SpencerNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SPENCER W W T P
69 WEST MAIN STREET, SPENCER, MA, 01562
Registry ID: 110000732663
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SPENCER WWTPentered 2019-05-15
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2019-05-15Final Order Issued
- 2019-05-15Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-05-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-04-21NPDES Closed
- 2023-04-21Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601856664
- Case number
- 01-2019-2032
- 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 01-2019-2032 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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