EPA v. Town of Brookhaven
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Drywells at town garages were operating without authorization and were injecting industrial contaminants that may impare the aquifer (the Long Island Sole Source aquifer). The wells need to be remediated and Best Management Practices must be put into place to protect them from industrial runoff before they can be authorized.
Defendants (1)
- Town of BrookhavenNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BROOKHAVEN MS4 STORM SEWERS
TOWN-WIDE, BROOKHAVEN, NY, 11719
Registry ID: 110019300772
Statutes cited
- SDWA 1421 — UIC Regulations
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- SDWA 1422/1423 — UIC Regulations Classes I - V
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Town of Brookhavenentered 2012-03-23
Primary law: SDWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-03-23Final Order Issued
- 2012-03-23Enforcement Action Closed
- 2012-03-23NPDES Closed
- 2012-03-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3000007574
- Case number
- 02-2012-8502
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- WGL
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- UIC Regulations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2012-8502 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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