EPA v. Town of Seneca Falls
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
This Order requires the Town to prepare and submit to EPA for review and approval, with a copy to NYSDEC, an itemized list of all rehabilitation measures and/or corrective actions necessary to eliminate unpermitted discharges of sanitary sewage from its collection system. Between 2018 to 2021, the Town had at least 7,777,200 gallons of sewage discharge to waterbodies. A follow-up Order on Consent will be issued.
Defendants (1)
- Town of Seneca FallsNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SENECA FALLS WWTP
9.5 SENECA STREET, SENECA FALLS, NY, 13148
Registry ID: 110064245017
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Town of Seneca Fallsentered 2023-01-12
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2023-01-12Final Order Issued
- 2023-01-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-09-28NPDES Closed
- 2023-09-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603476239
- Case number
- 02-2023-3009
- 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 02-2023-3009 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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