EPA v. MOOREFIELD/HARDY COUNTY REGIONAL WW AUTHORITY (MOOREFIELD/HARDY COUNTY REGIONAL WW TREATMENT PLANT)

Case summary

On September 29, 2022, the Regional Judicial Officer executed a Final Order ratifying the Consent Agreement entered into by the Director of ECAD and Moorefield-Hardy County Wastewater Authority ( Moorefield-Hardy County or Respondent ) for violations of its NPDES permit effluent discharge limitations at the Moorefield-Hardy County Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant ( WWTP ) located in Moorefield, WV (the Facility ). Respondent is the owner and operator of the WWTP that discharges treated domestic wastewater from the Facility into the South Branch of the Potomac 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 twenty-three (23) effluent permit limit exceedances from the Facility since January 1, 2017 consisting of, among other things, bromodichloromethane, nitrogen and cyanide. Under the terms of the Consent Agreement and Final Order, Respondent will pay a civil penalty of $30,000.00. EPA has coordinated with West Virginia Department of Environment Quality throughout the enforcement process. This Consent Agreement and Final Order initiates and concludes this penalty action.

Defendants (1)

• MOOREFIELD/HARDY COUNTY REGIONAL WW AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• MOOREFIELD/HARDY COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER

  US ROUTE 220, MOOREFIELD, WV, 26836

  Registry ID: 110044216381

• MOOREFIELD/HARDY COUNTY REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  US ROUTE 220, MOOREFIELD, WV, 26836

  Registry ID: 110044216381

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MOOREFIELD/HARDY COUNTY REGIONAL WW AUTHORITY (MOOREFIELD/HARDY COUNTY REGIONAL WW TREATMENT PLANT)entered 2022-09-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2022-09-29Final Order Issued
• 2022-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-10-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-11-09Enforcement Action Closed
• 2022-11-09NPDES Closed