EPA v. CLARKS SUMMIT

Case summary

On November 4, 2015, EPA Region III issued a Final Order to the Borough of Clarks Summit, resolving CWA violations of Pennsylvania's Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) general permit for small MS4s. During a June 2014 EPA inspection of Clark Summit's MS4 program, EPA determined that the Borough was violating the Pennsylvania MS4 general permit by failing to maintain a written operations program for its municipal facilities, failing to track the operations of post construction stormwater management facilities within the Borough, and failing to develop a municipal employee stormwater training program. In the Consent agreement and Final Order (CAFO) which initiated and resolved this matter, Clarks Summit agreed to pay a $6,000 civil penalty for the MS4 permit violations. The CAFO received no comments during the required 40-day public comment period.

Defendants (1)

• CLARKS SUMMITNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• CLARKS SUMMIT

  304 SOUTH STATE STREET, CLARKS SUMMIT, PA, 18411

  Registry ID: 110064842194

• CLARKS SUMMIT BORO

  304 S STATE ST, CLARKS SUMMIT, PA, 18411-1543

  Registry ID: 110055636897

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CLARKS SUMMITentered 2015-11-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $6,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-11-04Final Order Issued
• 2015-11-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-11-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2016-01-11Enforcement Action Closed