EPA v. SCHUYLKILL HAVEN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$15,000
Compliance action
$2,000,000
Case summary
THIS IS AN EFORCEMENT CASE WHEREBY BOTH PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ARE BEING SOUGHT FOR VIOLATIONS OF AN NPDES PERMIT AT THE SCHUYLKILL HAVEN SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. AS OF 03/30/96: THIS IS A REFERRAL FOR CONTEMPT OF A CONSENT DECREE, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN FAILED TO MEET THE DEAD- LINE FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTAINED IN THE CONSENT DECREE AND FAILED TO COME INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT LIMITS. THE REFERRAL ASKS DOJ TO FILE A MOTION FOR CONTEMPT SEEKING A PENALTY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Defendants (2)
- SCHUYLKILL HAVEN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, BOROUGH OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN LANDFILL
39 DOCK ST, SCHUYLKILL, PA, 17972
Registry ID: 110011776890
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN BOROUGHentered 1994-11-22
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $15,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1991-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-03-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1991-09-11Complaint Filed With Court
- 1994-11-22Final Order Lodged
- 1994-11-22Final Order Entered
- 1994-11-22Concluded
- 1996-06-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 15325
- Case number
- 03-1991-0206
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-3721
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 3RC20
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1991-0206 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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