EPA v. NORFOLK, CITY OF
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
UPON A COMPLIANCE INSPECTION COMPLETED ON MARCH 29, 2010 THROUGH 30, 2010 BY STAFF FROM U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) REGION 3, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION (DCR), EPA'S CONTRACTOR, EASTER RESEARCH GROUP, INC (ERG), AND ERG'S SUBCONTRACTOR, PG ENVIRONMENTAL, LLC., EPA FOUND THE CITY OF NORFOLK ( THE CITY ) IN VIOLATIONS OF ITS MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM (MS4) PERMIT. THE CITY'S MS4 VIOLATES THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE PERMIT: (1) STRUCTURAL AND SOURCE CONTROL MEASURES; (2) UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES AND IMPROPER DIDSPOSA; (3) RUNOFF FROM INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL FACILITIES; AND (4) RUNOFF FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES. SUBEQUENTLY, AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) IS BEING ISSUED.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF NORFOLK, DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKSNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF NORFOLK MS4
2233 MCKANN AVE, NORFOLK, VA, 23509
Registry ID: 110042337432
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NORFOLK, CITY OFentered 2011-08-23
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 2011-08-23Final Order Issued
- 2011-08-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600048341
- Case number
- 03-2011-0158
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 03
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 03-2011-0158 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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