EPA v. Westchester County Dept. of Environmental Facilities

Case summary

This is an amended information request and administrative compliance order for CWA-02-2017-3022, which was issued on December 28, 2016 to the Respondent to address unauthorized leachate discharges and NYSDEC SPDES Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) violations at the Brockway Place Transfer Station. The amended Order, CWA-02-2017-3050, establishes revised compliance items and deadlines based on information provided by the Respondent in its initial response to CWA-02-2017-3022. The amended Order includes implementation deadlines for short and long-term solutions for eliminating leachate discharges at the Facility; requires the Respondent to comply with the MSGP; requires quarterly progress reports until its long-term solution has been fully implemented; and requires reporting of any unauthorized leachate discharges from the Facility to EPA and NYSDEC within 24-hours of such discharges.

Defendants (1)

• Westchester County Dept. of Environment FacilitiesNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• BROCKWAY PLACE TRANSFER STATION

  41 BROCKWAY PLACE, WHITE PLAINS, NY, 10601

  Registry ID: 110034174532

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Westchester County Dept. of Environmental Facilitiesentered 2017-05-12

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2017-05-12Final Order Issued
• 2017-05-12Enforcement Action Closed
• 2017-05-12NPDES Closed
• 2017-07-20Enforcement Action Data Entered