EPA v. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL.
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$195,000
Case summary
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY OWNS AND OPERATES A WASTEWATER TREAT- MENT FACILITY (DALE MABRY PLANT) WHICH DISCHARGES MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER INTO THE BRUSHY CREEK, AN UPSTREAM TRIBUTARY OF TAMPA BAY. THE DALE MABRY PLANT OPERATES UNDER NPDES PERMIT NO. FL0036820. THE PLANTHAS EXCEEDED THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ITS PERMIT; HAS DIS- CHARGED POLLUTANTS AT DISCHARGE POINTS NOT PERMITTED BY THAT PERMIT; HAS FAILED TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PLANT PROPERLY AND HAS FAILED TO REPORT NON-COMPLIANCE AT THE PLANT.
Defendants (1)
- HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FLNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DALE MABRY ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
13055 DELWOOD ROAD, TAMPA, FL, 33624
Registry ID: 110035577275
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY-DALE MABRYentered 1988-10-31
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $195,000
Timeline (8 milestones)
- 1987-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1987-09-29Referred To Headquarters
- 1987-10-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1988-08-22Complaint Filed With Court
- 1988-10-31Final Order Lodged
- 1988-10-31Final Order Entered
- 1988-10-31Concluded
- 1991-05-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 20300
- Case number
- 04-1987-0037
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-3024
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1987-0037 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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