EPA v. Town of Smithtown
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Respondent is a permitted Phase II MS4 in New York. EPA conducted an MS4 Audit on May 22-24, 2012. The Town failed to comply with the conditions of the NYSDEC SPDES General Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems including failure to conduct outfall reconnaissance inventory, failure to map all outfalls, failure to conduct self-assessments at municipal facilities, failure to develop an adequate SWMP Plan and failure to submit Annual Reports on time. This Order establishes a compliance schedule to address all violations identified by EPA during the Audit.
Defendants (1)
- Town of SmithtownNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SMITHTOWN MS4 STORM SEWERS
TOWN-WIDE, SMITHTOWN, NY, 11787
Registry ID: 110019292184
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Town of Smithtownentered 2013-01-24
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2013-01-24Final Order Issued
- 2013-01-24Enforcement Action Closed
- 2013-01-24NPDES Closed
- 2013-02-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400046154
- Case number
- 02-2013-3012
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- WGL
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2013-3012 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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