EPA v. BALTIMORE, MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL OF

Case summary

EPA ALONG WITH MDE AND DOJ, HAS NEGOTIATED WITH BALTIMORE CITY TO MODIFY THE 2002 BALTIMORE CITY SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOW (SSO) CONSENT DECREE (CD). THE MODIFICATIONS INCLUDE A PHASED ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACH WHERE CD WORK IS COMPLETED TWO PHASES. PHASE I WILL BE COMPLETED BY JANUARY 2021 AND PHASE II WILL BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER 2030. BALTIMORE HAS COMMITTED TO ACHIEVE AN 83% REDUCTION IN SSOs BY THE COMPLETION OF ITS PHASE I PROJECTS. INCLUDED IN PHASE I IS A PROJECT TO ADDRESS A HYDRAULIC RESTRICTION AT THE BACK RIVER WWTP. UNDER THE MODIFIED CD, POST CONSTRUCTION MONITORING WILL BE COMPLETED AT THE END OF PHASE I AND IT WILL INFORM PHASE II PROJECTS. THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PHASE II PLAN THAT WILL INCLUDE A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WILL BE COMPLETED BY NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 2030. THE MODIFIED CD PROVIDES FOR TWO YEARS OF MONITORING AFTER PHASE II. IF BALTIMORE HAS NOT ACHIEVED THE GOALS OF THE CD. EPA AND MDE CAN ASK THAT BALTIMORE COMPLETE ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.

Defendants (1)

• BALTIMORE, MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (7)

• PATAPSCO WWTP

  3501 ASIATIC AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21226

  Registry ID: 110008423704

• BACK RIVER SEWAGE TREATMENT PL

  8201 EASTERN AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21224

  Registry ID: 110019889888

• PATAPSCO WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

  3501 ASIATIC AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21226

  Registry ID: 110008423704

• BACK RIVER WASTEWATER TREATMNT PLANT

  8201 EASTERN AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21224-

  Registry ID: 110019889888

• PATAPSCO WWTP

  3501 ASIATIC AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21226

  Registry ID: 110008423704

• BALTIMORE CITY WATER SYS

  200 HOLLIDAY ST, BALTIMORE, MD, 21202

  Registry ID: 110013722089

• PATAPSCO WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

  3501 ASIATIC AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD, 21226

  Registry ID: 110008423704

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• BALTIMORE, MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL OFentered 2017-10-10

  Primary law: CWA

• Baltimore, Mayor & City Council ofentered 2002-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $300,000 · State/local: $300,000 · SEP: $2,700,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1997-03-11Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2000-05-11Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-05-11Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2002-04-26Complaint Filed With Court
• 2016-01-11Send Demand Letter
• 2016-06-01Final Order Lodged
• 2017-10-10Concluded
• 2017-10-10Final Order Entered