EPA v. CITY OF LEWES DELAWARE ON BEHALF OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF LEWEST OF DELAWARE

Case summary

EPA AND CITY OF LEWES, DELAWARE POTW SETTLE ENFORCEMENT CASE FOR PENALTIES AND SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT On August 10, 2005, the City of Lewes, Delaware, on behalf of the City���s Board of Public Works, settled chronic Clean Water Act violations at the City���s wastewater treatment plant. The City has agreed to pay a $33,000 penalty and complete a $22,000 project to monitor the level of dissolved oxygen in Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, downstream from the plant. This monitoring, which constitutes a Supplemental Environmental Project, will improve the water quality data available to the City of Lewes, the State of Delaware, EPA and interested citizens. Primary Contact: Lori Kier (215) 814-2656; Additional Contact: Lisa Brannigan Trakis (215) 814-5433

Defendants (1)

• BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS LEWES DELAWARENamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LEWES, DELAWARE POTW

  AMERICAN LEGION RD, LEWES, DE, 19958

  Registry ID: 110010758910

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITY OF LEWES DELAWARE ON BEHALF OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS OF LEWEST OF DELAWAREentered 2005-08-10

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $33,000 · SEP: $22,000

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2005-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-08-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-08-10Final Order Issued