EPA v. DUBOIS, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$35,000
Case summary
DEFENDANT OWNS AND OPERATES A PUBLICLY OWNED TREAT- MENT WORKS WHICH HAS HAD BOD5, TSS, WH3, ASN0 PARAMATERS IN VIOLATION OF ITS NPDES PERMIT. MONITORING OF THE FACILITY INDICATES THAT THE PLANT MAY HAVE HAD VIOLATIONS OCCURRING WHICH WERE UNREPORTED BECAUSE OF POOR SAMPLING METHODOLOGY. EPA SEEKS CIVIL PENALTIES AND STIPULATED PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH EXISTING CONSENT DECREE UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT SECTIONS 311, 319, AND 342.
Defendants (1)
- DUBOIS, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF DUBOIS
16 WEST SCRIBNER AVE., DUBOIS, PA, 15801
Registry ID: 110000760702
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 311 — Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DUBOIS, CITY OFentered 1989-10-10
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $35,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1988-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1988-09-29PRN Sent
- 1989-07-10Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1989-08-14Complaint Filed With Court
- 1989-10-10Final Order Entered
- 1989-10-10Concluded
- 1989-10-10Final Order Lodged
- 2000-01-05Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 12783
- Case number
- 03-1988-0849
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 3RC20
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1988-0849 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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