EPA v. FORT MYERS, CITY OF (CENTRAL STP)
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$140,000
Case summary
THIS IS A CLASS II CWA ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ACTION BROUGHT AGAINST THE CITY OF FORT MYERS, FL. FOR CONSISTENT VIOLATIONS OF THE FINAL EFFLUENT TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORINE LIMITATION CONTAINED IN ITS NPDES PERMIT. LIMITS WERE EXCEEDED AT THIS CENTRAL STP FROM OCT. 1984 TO JUNE 1988. BOTH COMPLAINTS SEEK THE MAXIMUM $125,000 PENALTY.
Defendants (1)
- FORT MYERS, CITY OF (CENTRAL STP)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
FT MYERS CENTRAL ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT FAC
1501 RALEIGH STREET, FORT MYERS, FL, 33901
Registry ID: 110020172908
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
FORT MYERS, CITY OF (CENTRAL STP)entered 1990-09-25
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $140,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1989-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1989-10-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1990-09-25Final Order Issued
- 1990-10-25Compliance Achieved
- 1990-10-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 20533
- Case number
- 04-1990-0005
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- AWLB
- 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 04-1990-0005 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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