EPA v. POTTSTOWN, BOROUGH OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$16,500
Case summary
THIS CASE SEEKS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF (IN THE FORM OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT'S STUDY) AND A FINANCIAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF POTTSTOWN'S NPDES PERMIT, INCLUDING VIOLATIONS OF TSS, CBOD5 AND DO LIMITS. SUPPLEMENTAL REFERRAL SENT TO DOJ 2/28/94 FOR ADDITIONAL VIOLOATIONS OF BOROUGH'S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (LATE DMRS LATE BIOMONITORING DATA REPORT, FAILURE TO EFFECTIVELY MONITOR FACILITIES).
Defendants (1)
- POTTSTOWN, BOROUGH OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
POTTSTOWN WWTP
1269 INDUSTRIAL HIGHWAY, POTTSTOWN, PA, 19464
Registry ID: 110000550751
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
POTTSTOWN, BOROUGH OFentered 1998-03-03
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $16,500
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1993-07-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1993-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1994-05-19Complaint Filed With Court
- 1998-03-03Final Order Lodged
- 1998-03-03Final Order Entered
- 2002-10-23Enforcement Action Closed
- 2002-10-23Concluded
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 16487
- Case number
- 03-1993-0490
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-2487B
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 3RC20
- EPA region
- 03
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-1993-0490 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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