EPA v. WESTBOROUGH TOWN OF

Case summary

On March 26, 2024, EPA issued Clean Water Act Administrative Compliance Order (Order) to the Town of Westborough, Massachusetts for alleged violations of the 2016 General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in Massachusetts (2016 MS4 Permit). The Order cites the Town's failure to develop or modify, as appropriate, a post-construction stormwater management ordinance within three years of the effective date of the Permit (i.e., by July 1, 2022). The Order requires the Town to enact a post-construction stormwater management ordinance or other regulatory mechanism by June 30, 2024, notify EPA that such an ordinance or regulatory mechanism has become effective within seven days of its effective date, and provide EPA with a copy of the regulatory mechanism. The Order will facilitate the reduction of pollutants found in the permittees' stormwater through the retention or treatment of stormwater after construction on new or redeveloped sites. EPA coordinated with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on this matter.

Defendants (1)

• Town of Westborough MANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WESTBOROUGH TOWN OF

  34 WEST MAIN STREET, WESTBOROUGH, MA, 01581

  Registry ID: 110070742862

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WESTBOROUGH TOWN OFentered 2024-03-26

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2024-03-26Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-03-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2024-03-26Final Order Issued
• 2025-12-31NPDES Closed
• 2025-12-31Enforcement Action Closed