EPA v. Town of Elmira
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent is a permitted Phase II MS4 in New York. An MS4 Audit was conducted on October 19-20, 2011 and determined that the Town was not complying with the conditions of the NYSDEC SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems. Permit violations include, but are not limited to, fully identifying responsible entities for MS4 program implementation, IDDE program development and implementation, construction stormwater program development and implementation, and pollution prevention and good housekeeping for municipal operations development and implementation. An Administrative Order is being issued to order the Town to comply with Permit conditions.
Defendants (1)
- Town of ElmiraNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ELMIRA (T) MS4 STORM SEWERS
TOWN-WIDE, ELMIRA, NY, 14901
Registry ID: 110019298231
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Town of Elmiraentered 2012-03-29
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-03-29Enforcement Action Closed
- 2012-03-29NPDES Closed
- 2012-03-29Final Order Issued
- 2012-04-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000009501
- Case number
- 02-2012-3018
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- WGL
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2012-3018 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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