EPA v. WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION

Case summary

On October 14, Region 3 issued a stipulated penalty demand letter for $82,725 to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) located in Montgomery County, MD. The stipulated penalty demand letter assesses stipulated penalties for sanitary sewer discharges (SSDs) that occurred during calendar year 2021. Per the terms of the Consent Decree, half of the assessed stipulated penalties ($41,362.50) will be paid to the United States, and the other half ($41,362.50) will be paid to the State of Maryland. The existing judicial Consent Decree requires evaluation and remediation of WSSC's collection system within specific watershed basins to address and reduce SSDs.

Defendants (1)

• WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANIARY COMMISSIONNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMMISION

  14501 SWEITZER LANE, LAUREL, MD, 20707

  Registry ID: 110022860894

Statutes cited

• CWA 504 — Emergency Powers
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSIONentered 2005-12-13

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $550,000 · State/local: $550,000 · SEP: $4,400,000

• WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION - SECOND AMENDMENT TO CDentered 2016-06-29

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 2000-12-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2001-01-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2004-10-26Supplemental Referral-Adding parties, counts
• 2004-11-18Complaint Filed With Court
• 2009-08-03Send Demand Letter
• 2015-11-30Final Order Lodged
• 2016-06-29Final Order Entered
• 2023-05-02Demand for Stipulated Penalties