EPA v. CARROLL COUNTY BUREAU OF UTILITIES (SOUTH CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL WWTP)

Case summary

On February 24, 2025, the Director of ECAD, Region 3 entered into an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) with Carroll County Bureau of Utilities (Respondent). The AOC alleges that the Respondent (1) experienced 89 effluent limit exceedances between February 29, 2020, and May 31, 2024, which included total phosphorus, total suspended solids, ammonia, pH, dissolved oxygen, and E. Coli; (2) failed to perform certain required effluent and stream temperature monitoring during 2020; (3) did not properly operate and maintain the its facility in accordance with its 1998 Operations and Maintenance Manual; and (4) had not properly notified the Maryland Department of the Environment of certain instances of noncompliance. Under the terms of the AOC, the Respondent agreed to update its Operations and Maintenance Plan and submit a Corrective Action Plan for EPA review and acceptance to address the effluent limit exceedances. The EPA consulted with the Maryland Department of the Environment.

Defendants (1)

• CARROLL COUNTY BUREAU OF UTILITIESNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• SOUTH CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL WWTP

  1290 WEST OLD LIBERTY ROAD, ELDERSBURG, MD, 21784

  Registry ID: 110009915949

• SOUTH CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL WWTP

  1290 WEST OLD LIBERTY ROAD, ELDERSBURG, MD, 21784

  Registry ID: 110009915949

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CARROLL COUNTY BUREAU OF UTILITIES (SOUTH CARROLL HIGH SCHOOL WWTP)entered 2025-02-24

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2025-02-24Final Order Issued
• 2025-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered