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01-2023-2017Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2023· Region 01

EPA v. NAHANT TOWN OF

Final Order No Penalty

Case summary

On April 18, 2023, EPA issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Compliance Order to the Town of Nahant, Massachusetts citing its failure to screen all relevant outfalls/interconnections for the presence of dry-weather flow by July 1, 2021, as required by the 2016 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. The Order requires the Town to complete dry weather screening at all required MS4 outfalls/interconnections by June 30, 2023. The Region coordinated with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on this matter.

Defendants (1)

  • Nahant, MA, Town ofNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NAHANT TOWN OF

    334 NAHANT ROAD, NAHANT, MA, 01908

    Registry ID: 110070919459

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301/402NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • NAHANT TOWN OFentered 2023-04-18

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 2023-04-18Final Order Issued
  • 2023-04-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 2023-04-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2023-07-03Enforcement Action Closed
  • 2023-07-03NPDES Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3603578578
Case number
01-2023-2017
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 01-2023-2017 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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