EPA v. GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY

Case summary

On March 11, 2021, EPA issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Order (AO) to Governor's Academy, a private school located in Byfield, Massachusetts, for its violations of the total copper effluent limit in its NPDES permit. Governor's Academy owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that is covered by a 2011 EPA-issued NPDES permit authorizing the discharge of pollutants to a tributary of the Mill River. The AO requires the school to conduct a study for one year to determine if copper discharge concentrations can be lowered using different chemicals in the treatment process. The school will then implement a schedule to achieve compliance with the permit. The AO contains interim limits for total copper which will remain in effect until completion of the work required under the AO.

Defendants (1)

• Governor's AcademyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY

  ELM STREET AND ROUTE 1, BYFIELD, MA, 01922

  Registry ID: 110011488194

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMYentered 2021-03-11

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-03-11Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-03-11Final Order Issued
• 2021-03-18Enforcement Action Data Entered