EPA v. EWING-LAWRENCE SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
Litigated, Lost
Case summary
THE DEFENDANT HAS VIOLATED ITS NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DIS- CHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEMS (NJPDES) PERMIT BY FAILING TO PROPERLY IMPLEMENT ITS INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM. PROPOSED RELIEF TO BE SOUGHT: A JUDICIAL ORDER DIRECTING ELSA TO COMPLY WITH ITS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS, AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A CIVIL PENALTY. THIS CASE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT IS PART OF A LARGER EFFORT BY THE EPA TO ENFORCE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS BY POTWS.
Defendants (1)
- EWING-LAWRENCE SEWERAGE AUTHORITYNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
EWING LAWRENCE SEWERAGE AUTHORITY WTP
600 WHITEHEAD ROAD, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ, 08648
Registry ID: 110000914716
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1990-06-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-06-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1991-05-01Complaint Filed With Court
- 1994-11-28Concluded
- 1994-11-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3861
- Case number
- 02-1990-0128
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-3596
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WGGL
- EPA region
- 02
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-1990-0128 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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