EPA v. AYER TOWN OF
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On March 11, 2020, the Region issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Compliance Order (Order) to the Town of Ayer, Massachusetts that addresses the Town's discharges of total phosphorus from its Water Pollution Control Facility. The Order requires the Town to prepare a phosphorus compliance report and submit the report to EPA and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP). The NPDES program has not been delegated to Massachusetts, but MassDEP supports issuance of this Order.
Defendants (1)
- AYER TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AYER W W T P
BROOK STREET, AYER, MA, 01432
Registry ID: 110006618794
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AYER TOWN OFentered 2020-03-11
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2020-03-11Final Order Issued
- 2020-03-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-03-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-04-14Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-04-14NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602138649
- Case number
- 01-2020-2031
- 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 01-2020-2031 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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