EPA v. AVON TOWN OF
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On December 19, 2019, the Region issued an Administrative Compliance Order requiring the town of Avon, Massachusetts to adopt the ordinance or regulatory authority required by the 2003 General Permits for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4) in Massachusetts by June 30, 2020. This ordinance relates to authorities necessary to fully implement the Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination, Construction/Erosion and Sediment Control, and Post-Construction Stormwater Management programs under the MS4 Permit. The Region coordinated closely with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on this matter.
Defendants (1)
- AVON TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AVON TOWN OF
TOWNWIDE, AVON, MA, 02322
Registry ID: 110070673040
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AVON TOWN OFentered 2019-12-19
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2019-12-19Final Order Issued
- 2019-12-19Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2019-12-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-07-01NPDES Closed
- 2020-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602074690
- Case number
- 01-2020-2018
- 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 01-2020-2018 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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