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 301 — NPDES 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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