EPA v. CAVE CITY, CITY OF

Case summary

THE CITY OF CAVE CITY (CITY) WITH A POPULATION OF ABOUT 2000, OWNS AND OPERATES A 0.4 MGD TRICKLING FILTER SYSTEM (PLANT) AND WAS ISSUED NPDES PERMIT NO. KY0025763 TO DIS- CHARGE INTO A SUBTERRANEAN STREAM WHICH RUNS INTO THE GREEN RIVER. SINCE THE ISSUANCE OF THE NPDES PERMIT IN JULY 1983, THE CITY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONSISTENTLY MEET ITS PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF HORSE CAVE, PARK CITY AND THE MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK, CAVE CITY FORME THE CAVELAND SANITATION AUTHORITY (CSA) TO FINANCE, CONSTRUCT AND MAIN- TAIN A REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM WHICH WOULD UPGRADE EXISTING LEVELS AND TO TRANSPORT THE EFFLUENT AWAY FROM THE SUBTERRANEAN STREAMS AND DIRECTLY INTO THE GREEN RIVER. CSA HAS PROCURED FINANCING FORM EPA, FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, AND THE KENTUCKY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. THE ATTACHED CITY RESOLUTIONS PROVIDE CSA WITH THE LEGAL AUTHORITY.

Defendants (3)

• CAVE CITY, KY CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• CAVELAND SANITATION AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CAVE CITY

  P O BOX 191, CAVE CITY, KY, 42127

  Registry ID: 110010581646

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CAVE CITY, CITY OFentered 1988-07-28

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,000

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 1988-03-25Referred To Headquarters
• 1988-05-06Returned To Region
• 1988-06-23Rereferred
• 1988-07-13Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-07-21Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-07-28Concluded
• 1988-07-28Final Order Lodged
• 1988-07-28Final Order Entered
• 1995-02-22Enforcement Action Closed