EPA v. CENTRAL WAYNE REGIONAL AUTHORITY (HONESDALE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT)

Case summary

On September 30, 2022, the Regional Judicial Officer executed a Final Order ratifying the Consent Agreement entered into by the Director of ECAD and Central Wayne Regional Authority ( CWRA or Respondent ) for violations of its NPDES permit effluent discharge limitations at the Honesdale Wastewater Treatment Plant ( WWTP ) located in Honesdale, PA (the Facility ). Respondent is the owner and operator of the municipal WWTP that discharges domestic wastewater from the Facility into the Lackawaxen River. Section 301 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311, prohibits the discharge of any pollutant from a point source to a water of the United States, except in compliance with (among other things) an NPDES permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. ? 1342. Respondent had ninety-seven (97) permit effluent limit exceedances from the Facility from April 2017 through August 2021 consisting of, among other things, cooper, zinc and suspended solids. Under the terms of the Consent Agreement and Final Order, Respondent will pay a civil penalty of $30,000. EPA has coordinated with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection throughout the enforcement process. The EJSCREEN assessment indicates that the Facility is NOT located in an area of potential EJ concern. This Consent Agreement and Final Order initiates and concludes this penalty action.

Defendants (1)

• CENTRAL WAYNE REGIONAL AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• HONESDALE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  574 BUCKS COVE RD, HONESDALE, PA, 18431-1143

  Registry ID: 110039790198

• CTL WAYNE REG AUTH

  574 BUCKS COVE RD, HONESDALE, PA, 18431-1143

  Registry ID: 110064245883

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CENTRAL WAYNE REGIONAL AUTHORITY (HONESDALE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT)entered 2022-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2022-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2022-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-12-21NPDES Closed
• 2022-12-21Enforcement Action Closed