EPA v. NORTH BROOKFIELD
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On September 25, 2019, EPA issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Order (AO) to the Town of North Brookfield, Massachusetts for violations of the effluent limits contained within its NPDES permit. The Town owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that discharges wastewater to the Forget Me Not River. The AO requires the Town to submit an engineering report with a schedule for upgrades that will bring the wastewater treatment facility into compliance with its NPDES permit.
Defendants (1)
- North Brookfield Town ofNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NORTH BROOKFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
59 EAST BROOKFIELD RD, NORTH BROOKFIELD, MA, 01535
Registry ID: 110006618892
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NORTH BROOKFIELDentered 2019-09-25
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2019-09-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-09-25Final Order Issued
- 2023-10-05Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-10-05NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601982769
- Case number
- 01-2019-2052
- 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 01-2019-2052 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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