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01-2022-2005Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2022· Region 01

EPA v. UMASS DARTMOUTH

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

On February 16, 2022, EPA issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Order (AO) to the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (UMASS-Dartmouth) for its failure to submit its annual Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) report to EPA by September 28, 2021. Each MS4 municipality covered by the 2016 MS4 Permit in Massachusetts is required to submit an annual report to EPA. The AO requires UMASS-Dartmouth to submit its report within 30 days along with a self-assessment of compliance. Region 1 implements the NPDES program in Massachusetts and issued the 2016 MS4 Permit in Massachusetts. EPA has coordinated with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on this matter.

Defendants (1)

  • University of Massachusetts DartmouthNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - DARTMOUTH

    285 OLD WESTPORT ROAD, NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA, 02747

    Registry ID: 110024344422

  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - DARTMOUTH

    285 OLD WESTPORT ROAD, NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA, 02747

    Registry ID: 110024344422

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • UMASS DARTMOUTHentered 2022-02-16

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2022-02-16Final Order Issued
  • 2022-02-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2022-02-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2023-03-07Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2023-03-07NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603001771
Case number
01-2022-2005
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 01-2022-2005 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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