EPA v. PHILADELPHIA, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$225,000
Case summary
CITY PUMPED RAW AND COMBINED SEWAGE FROM PRISON FACILI- TIES INTO STORM DRAINS LEADING TO PENNYPACK CREEK WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT THUS VIOLATING SECTION 301 OF CWA. HOUSE OF CORRECTIONS ALSO HAS FREQUENT OVERFLOWS OF COMBINED SEW- AGE INTO PENNYPACK CREEK THROUGH INTERCONNECTION OF SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS.
Defendants (1)
- HOUSE OF CORRECTIONSNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
ST RD AT PENNYPACK CR
STATE RD AT PENNYPACK CREEK, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19136
Registry ID: 110009322759
PHILADELPHIA PRISON SYSTEM CITY OF PHILA
PICC DETENTION CTR HOC HOLMES, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19136
Registry ID: 110007772302
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA (PRISONS)entered 1994-01-27
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $225,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1991-09-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1992-05-21Complaint Filed With Court
- 1994-01-27Final Order Lodged
- 1994-01-27Final Order Entered
- 1994-01-27Concluded
- 1994-12-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 15569
- Case number
- 03-1991-0463
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-3816
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- 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 03-1991-0463 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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