EPA v. WARREN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

Case summary

On January 28, 2022, EPA Region 1 filed an Expedited Settlement Agreement (Agreement) resolving Clean Water Act violations against the Town of Warren, Massachusetts. EPA determined that the Town failed to comply with its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit by failing to sample the treatment plant effluent and submit the corresponding Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) from April through August 2021, in violation of Section 301(a) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311(a). The Town also violated its pH limits during May and June 2021. Under the NPDES Wastewater Expedited Settlement Agreement Pilot Program, the Town agreed to a $13,219 penalty. EPA implements the NPDES program in Massachusetts. EPA consulted with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on this matter.

Defendants (1)

• Warren MA, Town ofNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WARREN W W T F

  2527 MAIN STREET, WEST WARREN, MA, 01083

  Registry ID: 110000550582

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WARREN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTentered 2022-01-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $13,219

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2022-01-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-01-28Final Order Issued
• 2022-01-28Enforcement Action Data Entered