EPA v. NORWOOD DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On March 25, 2021, EPA issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Order to the Town of Norwood Massachusetts for their failure to submit municipal separate storm sewer (MS4) annual reports per the requirements of their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. The Town will be required to submit the required reports to EPA within 15 days of the Order. Region 1 implements the NPDES program in Massachusetts and coordinated with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services on this matter.
Defendants (1)
- NORWOOD DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NORWOOD DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
1 LYMAN PLACE, NORWOOD, MA, 02062
Registry ID: 110003467034
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NORWOOD DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKSentered 2021-03-25
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2021-03-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2021-03-25Final Order Issued
- 2021-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2025-10-09NPDES Closed
- 2025-10-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602470060
- Case number
- 01-2021-2020
- 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 01-2021-2020 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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