EPA v. FLEETWOOD BOROUGH (FLEETWOOD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT)

Case summary

On September 30, 2022, Region 3 filed a signed Consent Agreement and Final Order ( CAFO ) resolving alleged violations of the CWA and pretreatment standards and regulations by Fleetwood Borough's sewage treatment plant in Fleetwood, PA. The facility is not located in an environmental justice community per EJ screen. In March 2017 and July 2020, Fleetwood's facility had exceedances of the monthly average copper limit. In 2017, 2018, and the first three quarters of 2019, Fleetwood failed to enforce the monitoring requirements against its sole industrial user, Sunsweet Growers. Pennsylvania does not have an approved NPDES pretreatment program, so EPA is the Approval Authority . The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection was informed of this enforcement matter. The Respondent will pay a $15,000 civil penalty. Fleetwood has also taken corrective actions to avoid future exceedances.

Defendants (1)

• FLEETWOOD BOROUGHNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• FLEETWOOD BORO STP

  608 CRISSCROSS ROAD, OFF WALNUTTOWN RD, FLEETWOOD, PA, 19530

  Registry ID: 110039841552

• FLEETWOOD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

  110 W ARCH ST, FLEETWOOD, PA, 19522

  Registry ID: 110010978549

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FLEETWOOD BOROUGH (FLEETWOOD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT)entered 2022-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $15,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2022-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2022-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-10-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-11-09NPDES Closed
• 2022-11-09Enforcement Action Closed