EPA v. BARNSTABLE TOWN OF

Case summary

On December 10, 2019, the Region issued an Administrative Compliance Order requiring the town of Barnstable to adopt the ordinances or regulatory authorities required by the 2003 General Permits for Stormwater Discharges From Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) in Massachusetts by June 30, 2020. These ordinances relate to authorities necessary to fully implement the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination (IDDE), Construction/Erosion and Sediment Control, and Post-Construction Stormwater Management programs under the MS4 Permit. The town must enact these ordinances by June 30, 2020. The Region coordinated closely with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on this matter.

Defendants (1)

• BARNSTABLE TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BARNSTABLE TOWN OF MS4

  SOUTH STREET AND PLEASANT STREET, BARNSTABLE, MA, 02601

  Registry ID: 110066902294

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BARNSTABLE TOWN OFentered 2019-12-10

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2019-12-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2019-12-10Final Order Issued
• 2019-12-11Enforcement Action Data Entered