EPA v. ONONDAGA COUNTY DEPT OF DRAINAGE AND SANITATION

Case summary

THE DEFENDANT HAS VIOLATED ITS NPDES PERMITS AND FAILED TO PROPERLY IMPLEMENT ITS INDUSTRIAL PRETREATMENT PROGRAM. THE PROPOSED RELIEF SOUGHT INCLUDES A CIVIL PENALTY & ORDER REQUIRING DEFENDANT TO ACTIVELY IMPLEMENT & ENFORCE ITS PRETREATMENT PROGRAM. THIS CASE IS PART OF A LARGER EFFORT BY EPA TO ENFORCE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRIAL PRE- TREATMENT PROGRAMS BY POTWS.

Defendants (3)

• NEW YORK, STATE OF
• ONONDAGA, COMMISSIO'R DEPT DRAIN & SANITNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ONONDAGA, COUNTY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• METROPOLITAN SYRACUSE WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY

  650 HIAWATHA BOULEVARD WEST, SYRACUSE, NY, 132041194

  Registry ID: 110019391736

Statutes cited

• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ONONDAGA COUNTY & COMMISSIONER OF DEPT DRANI & SANentered 2000-08-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $624,000 · State/local: $156,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1990-05-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-06-29Referred To Headquarters
• 1990-11-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1991-05-01Complaint Filed With Court
• 1999-06-09Final Order Lodged
• 2000-08-11Final Order Entered
• 2000-08-11Concluded
• 2003-11-11Enforcement Action Closed