EPA v. CAMBRIDGE, CITY OF

Case summary

THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE (CAMBRIDGE) OWNS AND OPERATES A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS LOCATED ON ROSLYN AVENUE IN CAMBRIDGE, MARYLAND, WHICH DISCHARGES POLLUTANTS TO THE CHOPTANK RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES UNDER AN NPDES PERMIT. CAMBRIDGE IS ALLEGEED TO HAVE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF ITS NPDES PERMITS, THE CLEAN WATER ACT, AND ITS IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS (1) BY FAILING TO ENSURE ITS INDUSTRIAL USERS COLDWATER SEAFOOD CORPORATION, CHUN KING/ NABISCO CORPORATION, AND INTERSTATE CORRPACK COMPLIED WITH APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS, (2) BY FAILING TO SAMPLE THE EFFLUENT FROM EACH SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL USER AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, AND (3) BY FAILING TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION, IN THE LARGEST NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF CAMBRIDGE, OF IU'S WHICH WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC). EPA REGION III PROPOSES TO ASSESS A CLASS II ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL PENALTY OF ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($137,500) AGAINST CAMBRIDGE PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE ACT, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)

Defendants (1)

• CAMBRIDGE, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CAMBRIDGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  1010 ROSELYN AVE, CAMBRIDGE, MD, 21613

  Registry ID: 110003515866

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAMBRIDGE, CITY OFentered 2002-12-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $17,500 · SEP: $560,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2001-07-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-08-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2002-12-18Final Order Issued