EPA v. OKOLONA SEWER CONSTR. DIST.

Case summary

OKOLONA SEWER CONSTRUCTION DISCTICT, OF LOUISVILLE, KY, HAS HAD NUMEROUS VIOLATIONS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT AND HAS VIOLATED AN A.O. ALSO, OKOLONA REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH ON TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT TO CONNECT TO THE SEWER SSYTEM OF THE LOUISVILLE AND JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO SEWER DISTRICT (MSD). CONNECTION IS REQURIED BY AN EARLIER WRIT- TEN AGREEMENT, AND IS THE BASIS OF AN EPA CONSTRUCTION GRANT TO BUILD A SEWER LINE TO THE AREA. THE SEWER LINE WAS FUND- ED TO PREVENT WATER-QUALITY VIOLATIONS IN THE SMALL STREAMS PRESENTLY RECEIVING DISCHARGES FROM THE OKOLONA PLANT AND SIMILAR SMALL PLANTS. CONNECTION TO MSD IS ECONOMICALLY MORE VIABLE THAN UPGRADING THE PLANT TO MEET WATER-QUALITY STANDARDS. OKOLONA HAS NOT DEMOSTRATED A WILLINGNESS TO MEET FINAL PERMIT LIMITS OF NO DISCHARGE ; WE RECOMMEND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS TO OBTAIN INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND AN ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES.

Defendants (2)

• KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• OKOLONA SEWER CONTR. DISTNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LOUISVILLE JEFFERSON CO METRO SEWER DIST

  8108 PAUL ROAD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40219

  Registry ID: 110003220773

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OKOLONA SEWER CONST DISTRICTentered 1984-11-09

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1984-03-23Referred To Headquarters
• 1984-05-09Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1984-11-05Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1984-11-08Complaint Filed With Court
• 1984-11-09Final Order Lodged
• 1984-11-09Final Order Entered
• 1984-11-09Concluded
• 1986-11-09Enforcement Action Closed