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03-1988-0849JudicialClosedFY 1988· Region 03

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 309Violation of Existing AO
  • CWA 311Oil 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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