EPA v. ROCKLAND WWTF

Case summary

On July 14, 2022, EPA issued a Clean Water Act (CWA) Administrative Order (Order) to the Town of Rockland, Massachusetts requiring the Town to take actions to address flow limit exceedances of its NPDES permit at its wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The Order requires that the Town implement further inflow and infiltration projects to reduce flow to the treatment plant. The Order also requires the Town to study the feasibility of additional options to reduce flow such as use of in-line and offline storage during wet-weather and underground injection. Finally, the Order requires the Town to study alternative locations for discharges from the WWTP and the option of sending sewage to a regional wastewater treatment facility. The Region worked in close coordination with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection in this matter.

Defendants (1)

• Rockland, Town of, MANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ROCKLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY

  587 REAR SUMMER STREET, ROCKLAND, MA, 02370

  Registry ID: 110002040853

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ROCKLAND WWTFentered 2022-07-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2022-07-14Final Order Issued
• 2022-07-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-07-21Enforcement Action Data Entered