EPA v. Town of Orangetown (MS4)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
The Town is a permitted MS4 in Orangetown, NY. EPA conducted an MS4 Audit on June 26-28, 2017 and identified that the Town was not complying with the terms and conditions of the NYSDEC MS4 General Permit. Permit violations include failure to prepare an adequate SWMP Plan, failure to implement SWMP Plan, failure to conduct outfall inspections, failure to implement IDDE program and failure to conduct self- assessments as required. An Administrative Order is being issued to order the Town to comply with Permit conditions.
Defendants (1)
- Town of OrangetownNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ORANGETOWN MS4 STORM SEWERS
TOWN-WIDE, ORANGEBURG, NY, 10962
Registry ID: 110020624895
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Town of Orangetown - MS4entered 2017-09-08
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2017-09-08Final Order Issued
- 2017-09-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2018-06-08Enforcement Action Closed
- 2018-06-08NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601175906
- Case number
- 02-2017-3062
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 02
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2017-3062 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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