EPA v. STANTON, CITY OF

Case summary

THE CITY OF STANTON OWNS AND OPERATES A WASTEWATER TREAT- MENT FACILITY (PLANT) SERVING 2691 CUSTOMERS, BOTH COMMER- CIAL AND RESIDENTIAL. SINCE 1983, THE CITY HAS BEEN UNABLE TO MEET THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED FOR ITS DIS- CHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO SURFACE WATERS AS CONTAINED IN THREE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS ISSUED BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) (FIRST TWO PERMITS) AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY (LAST PERMIT). AS A RESULT, EPA HAS ISSUED FOUR ADMINIS- TRATIVE ORDERS TO THE CITY, WITH THE FINAL ORDER PLACING THEM ON A SCHEDULE TO ACHIEVE PERMIT COMPLIANCE BY JULY 1, 1988. THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THREE ORDERS. THE CITY RECEIVED AN INITIAL EPA GRANT OF $1,006,691 ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 WITH TWO INCREASES RESULTING IN A TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT OF $1,345,304. ADDITIONAL FINANCING FROM FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION ($551,000), APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION (ARC) SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT FUND ($185,103), AREA DEVELOPMENT FUND (ADF) ($20,000) AND CITY FUNDS ($27,696) TOTALING $783,799 WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO COMPLETE ITS $2.1 MILLION WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.

Defendants (2)

• KENTUCKY, COMMONWEALTH OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• STANTON, KENTUCKY, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• STANTON

  CITY HALL, STANTON, KY, 40380

  Registry ID: 110010581673

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• STANTON, CITY OFentered 1988-09-14

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $5,500

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1988-03-25PRN Sent
• 1988-06-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-07-22Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-09-14Final Order Lodged
• 1988-09-14Final Order Entered
• 1988-09-14Concluded
• 1992-02-20Enforcement Action Closed