EPA v. EASTON TOWN OF

Case summary

On September 20, 2024, EPA issued an Administrative Compliance Order (Order) to the Town of Easton, 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 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 November 29, 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 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 Easton, MANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• EASTON TOWN OF

  136 ELM STREET, EASTON, MA, 02356

  Registry ID: 110070743837

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EASTON TOWN OFentered 2024-09-20

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2024-09-20Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2024-09-20Final Order Issued
• 2024-09-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-12-31NPDES Closed
• 2025-12-31Enforcement Action Closed