EPA v. AMESBURY CITY OF

Case summary

On July 5, 2024, EPA issued a Clean Water Act Administrative Compliance Order (Order) to the City of Amesbury, Massachusetts for an alleged violation of the 2016 General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems in Massachusetts (2016 MS4 Permit). The Order cites the City'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 City to enact a post-construction stormwater management ordinance or other regulatory mechanism, 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 permittee's 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 AmesburyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• AMESBURY CITY OF

  39 SOUTH HUNT ROAD, AMESBURY, MA, 019130000

  Registry ID: 110056490391

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• AMESBURY CITY OFentered 2024-07-05

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2024-07-05Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-07-05Final Order Issued
• 2024-07-10Enforcement Action Data Entered