EPA v. WESTFORD WOOD MULCH FACILITY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
On July 5, 2023, EPA issued a Clean Water Act (CWA) administrative order to Westford Wood Mulch's Westford Massachusetts facility for failure to submit discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) pursuant to their CWA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Con-Way Freight is authorized to discharge under the Multi-Sector General Permit. The permittee is required to submit all outstanding DMRs and continue to report as required by their permit. Westford Wood Mulch is not located in an Environmental Justice area of concern. EPA will notify the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection of our actions.
Defendants (1)
- Westford Wood MulchNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WESTFORD WOOD MULCH FACILITY
37 POWERS ROAD, WESTFORD, MA, 01886
Registry ID: 110070838795
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WESTFORD WOOD MULCH FACILITYentered 2023-07-05
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2023-07-05Final Order Issued
- 2023-07-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-07-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2024-08-18NPDES Closed
- 2024-08-18Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603645653
- Case number
- 01-2023-2036
- 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 01-2023-2036 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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