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01-2020-2002Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 01

EPA v. LANCASTER TOWN OF

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

Region 1 issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Compliance Order to the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts on November 13, 2019, requiring the Town to submit to EPA a complete and accurate notice of intent (NOI) required by the 2016 General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) in Massachusetts (2016 MS4 Permit). Stormwater discharges from the Town's MS4 is currently unauthorized because the Town failed to submit a complete NOI as required by the 2016 MS4 Permit. The Region coordinated closely with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on this matter. Contact: Todd Borci, 617-918-1358; Kevin Pechulis, 617-918-1612.

Defendants (1)

  • LANCASTER TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • LANCASTER TOWN OF

    695 MAIN STREET, LANCASTER, MA, 01523-2294

    Registry ID: 110039708402

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • LANCASTER TOWN OFentered 2019-11-13

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2019-11-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2019-11-13Final Order Issued
  • 2019-11-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2020-12-02NPDES Closed
  • 2020-12-02Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602046218
Case number
01-2020-2002
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 01-2020-2002 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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