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02-2020-3006Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2020· Region 02

EPA v. Town of North Greenbush - MS4

Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication

Case summary

This information request and administrative compliance order is being issued to address violations of the NYSDEC SPDES MS4 General Permit identified during a September 10, 2019 inspection of the Town MS4. Violations identified include failure to develop an adequate Stormwater Management Program Plan, failure to submit Annual Reports by the deadline, failure to implement and enforce a program that provides equivalent protection to the NYSDEC Construction General Permit, failure to document construction site inspections, failure to maintain an adequate construction site inventory and failure to maintain training credentials for construction site inspectors. The Order requires the facility to comply with the terms and conditions of the MS4 General Permit.

Defendants (1)

  • Town of North GreenbushNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • NORTH GREENBUSH MS4 STORM SEWERS

    TOWN-WIDE, NORTH GREENBUSH, TOWN OF, NY, 12198

    Registry ID: 110019295458

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • Town of North Greenbush - MS4entered 2019-10-24

    Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

  • 2019-10-24Final Order Issued
  • 2019-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 2020-02-01NPDES Closed
  • 2020-02-01Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
3602030877
Case number
02-2020-3006
Lead agency
EPA
EPA region
02
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 02-2020-3006 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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