EPA v. City of Bayonne
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On August 30, 2021, EPA inspected the City's CSS and identified violations of the City's NJPDES Permit including failure to implement proper Operate and Maintain the system, including net failures, overflows, tidal intrusion and failure to implement a complete preventative maintenance program for critical infrastructure. The Order requires the City to address NJPDES Permit noncompliance in accordance with a compliance schedule.
Defendants (1)
- City of BayonneNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BAYONNE CITY OF
COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM, BAYONNE CITY, NJ, 070020000
Registry ID: 110014922209
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of Bayonneentered 2021-10-19
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2021-10-19Final Order Issued
- 2021-11-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602879874
- Case number
- 02-2022-3006
- 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 02-2022-3006 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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