EPA v. NEW HOLLAND BOROUGH AUTHORITY

Case summary

THE NEW HOLLAND BOROUGH AUTHORITY(NHBA) OWNS A 0.9 MGD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT THAT DISCHARGES TO THE MILL CREEK IN LANCASTER COUNTY, PA. THE BORO OF NEW HOLLAND OPERATES THE PLANT & THE TOWNSHIPS OF EARL & EAST EARL ARE OR WILL BE CUSTOMERS. NHBA HAS FAILED TO MEET PERMIT LIMITATIONS FOR TSS & BOD5. FOR A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME IT DID NOT MONITOR FOR AM- MONIA (NH3) & PHOSPHORUS AS REQUIRED BY AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER. ACCORDING TO STATMENTS FROM NHBA, IT WILL NOT ACHIEVE PERMIT COMPLIANCE BY 7/1/88. PROPOSED REMEDIES INCLUDE COURT ORDERED SCHEDULES FOR REN- OVATION & CONSTRUCTION OF THE NHBA FACILITY IN TIME TO EN- SURE COMPLIANCE W/NHBA'S NPDES PERMIT BY 7/1/88 OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THEREAFTER, INTERIM LIMITATIONS UNTIL CONSTRUC- TION IS COMPLETED, INVESTIGATION OF INTERIM REMEDIAL MEA- SURES, IMPOSITION OF A SEWER BAN & A CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• NEW HOLLAND BOROUGH AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NEW HOLLAND BOROUGH AUTHORITY

  CUSTER AVE, NEW HOLLAND, PA, 17557

  Registry ID: 110039841473

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NEW HOLLAND BOROUGH AUTHORITYentered 1987-07-01

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1986-02-28Referred To Headquarters
• 1986-03-27Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1987-03-27Complaint Filed With Court
• 1987-07-01Final Order Lodged
• 1987-07-01Final Order Entered
• 1987-07-01Concluded
• 1992-08-20Enforcement Action Closed