EPA v. ESCAMBIA COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY

Case summary

THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITY ( ESCAMBIA ) WAS CREATED BY A SPECIAL ACT OF THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE. ESCAMBIA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OF SEVERAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES IN ESCSAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA. ESCAMBIA OWNS AND OPERATES THE WARRINGTON WASTEWATER TREAT- MENT FACILITY. THE WARRINGTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY ( WARRINGTON ) IS A TWO MILLION GALLON A DAY CAPACITY TREATMENT FACILITY. WARRINGTON BEGAN SERVICE IN AUGUST, 1975. IT PRINCIPALLY TREATS DOMESTIC WASTEWATER AND THEN RELEASES THE TREATED WASTEWATER TO JONES SWAMP CREEK THEN TO BAYOU CHICO, AND THEN TO PENSACOLA BAY, ALL OF WHICH ARE WATERS OF THE U.S. THE U.S. EPA ISSUED NPDES NO. FL0031810 TO ESCAMBIA FOR THE OPERATION OF THE WARRINGTON PLANT ON JULY 16, 1976, WITH EFFECTIVE DATES OF AUGUST 30, 1976 THROUGH AUGUST 30, 1981. THIS NPDES PERMIT WAS SUPPORTED BY STATE CERTIFICATION FROM THE STATE OF FLORIDA. FLORIDA CERTIFIED THAT WARRINGTON COULD DISCHARGE AT NPDES PERMIT LIMITS. NPDES PERMIT NO. FL0031810 WAS REISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1981, WITH EFFECTIVE DATES OF OCTOBER 30, 1981 THROUGH OCTOBER 29, 1986. THIS PERMIT ALLOWED WARRINGTON TO CONTINUE WASTEWATER DISCHARGE SUBJECT TO THE STATE CERTIFICATION.

Defendants (2)

• ESCAMBIA COUNTY UTILITIES AUTHORITYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• FLORIDA, STATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WARRINGTON WASTEWATER TREATMEN

  609 SOUTH OLD CURRY FIELD RD, PENSACOLA, FL, 32507

  Registry ID: 110010784561

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ESCAMBIA COUNTY UTILITIESentered 1988-08-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $120,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1988-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-07-25Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-08-30Final Order Lodged
• 1988-08-30Final Order Entered
• 1988-08-30Concluded
• 1994-01-10Enforcement Action Closed
• 1998-01-09Enforcement Action Data Entered