EPA v. WRENTHAM DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On May 5, 2020, Region 1 issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Order (AO) to the Wrentham Developmental Center in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The Center has an advanced secondary wastewater treatment facility that discharges wastewater to an unnamed tributary that ultimately flows into the Charles River. The treatment facility exceeded its limits for copper, phosphorus, lead, zinc and aluminum contained in its NPDES permit. The AO requires the facility to conduct bench-scale jar testing to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed treatment alternatives, full-scale testing of recommended methods, and implement recommended operational changes necessary to meet permit limitations by June 30, 2021.
Defendants (1)
- Wrentham Developmental CenterNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WRENTHAM DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER
NORTH ST, WRENTHAM, MA, 02093
Registry ID: 110013151392
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WRENTHAM DEVELOPMENTAL CENTERentered 2020-05-05
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2020-05-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-05-05Final Order Issued
- 2020-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2022-09-13NPDES Closed
- 2022-09-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602190176
- Case number
- 01-2020-2036
- 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 01-2020-2036 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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