EPA v. Borough of Cliffside Park
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
This Administrative Compliance Order was issued to the Borough to address an unpermitted combined sewage overflow, which discharges during extreme weather events from the Borough?s collection system into Bergen County?s storm sewer, which drains to the Hudson River. The Order requires the Borough to submit to EPA and NJDEP a plan and expedited schedule for eliminating combined sewage discharges.
Defendants (1)
- Borough of Cliffside ParkNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO
525 PALISADE AVE, CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO, NJ, 07010
Registry ID: 110006705752
CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO
525 PALISADE AVE, CLIFFSIDE PARK BORO, NJ, 070102998
Registry ID: 110006705752
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Borough of Cliffside Parkentered 2022-12-12
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2022-12-12Final Order Issued
- 2023-01-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2023-01-25Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-01-25NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603467822
- Case number
- 02-2023-3011
- 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 02-2023-3011 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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