EPA v. HARDINSBURG, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$6,000
Case summary
THE CITY OF HARDINSBURG (CITY) OWNS AND OPERATES A WWT FACILITY SERVING A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 2500. SINCE 1977, THE CITY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MEET THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS ON ITS DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO SURFACE WATERS CONTAINED IN TWO NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS ISSUED BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. IN ADDITION, FOR A PERIOD FROM JUNE 30, 1982 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 19, 1983, THE CITY OPERATED ITS TREAT- MENT FACILTIY WITHOUT AN NPDES PERMIT.
Defendants (2)
- KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- HARDINSBURG, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HARDINSBURG WWTP
HIGHWAY 259, HARDINSBURG, KY, 40143
Registry ID: 110010719366
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HARDINSBURG, CITY OFentered 1988-08-25
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $6,000
Timeline (9 milestones)
- 1987-12-23Referred To Headquarters
- 1988-02-08Returned To Region
- 1988-06-20Rereferred
- 1988-06-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1988-07-21Complaint Filed With Court
- 1988-08-25Concluded
- 1988-08-25Final Order Lodged
- 1988-08-25Final Order Entered
- 1990-11-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 20308
- Case number
- 04-1988-0003
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-3086
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- CER
- EPA region
- 04
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-1988-0003 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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