EPA v. PORT ST. JOE, CITY OF

Case summary

THIS IS A CLEAN WATER ACT CIVIL LITIGATION REFERRAL RECOMMENDING THAT CIVIL ACTION BE TAKEN AGAINST THE CITY AND THE COMPANY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT. THE CITY HAS VIOLATED THE EFFLUENT PARAMETER LIMITS OF THE ITS NPDES PERMIT,AND FAILED TO DEVELOP/IMPLEMENT A PRETREATMENT PLAN. THE COMPANY HAS CONTRIBUTED WASTELOADS TO THE CITY IN AMOUNT WHICH HAVE CAUSED INTERFERENCE AND PASS THROUGH OF POLLUT- ANTS AT THE CITY'S WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY. THE MPAN COMPANY WASTELOAD CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE CAUSED THE CITY TO VIOL ATE THE EFFLUENT PARAMETER LIMITS OF ITS NPEDS PERMIT. THE OBJECT OF THIS REFERRAL IS TO ENJOIN THE CITY FROM FURTHER V IOLATIOS OF ITS' PERMIT; HAVE THE CITY ENJOIN THE OPERATION OF ITS' WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY; ENJOIN THE COMPANY FROM THE COMPANY FROM CAUSING ANY INTERFERENCE AND PASS THRO UGH AND STOP CAUSING THE CITY PERMIT VIOLATIONS AND SEEK A CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (3)

• FLORIDA, STATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• PORT ST. JOE, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• ST. JOE FOREST PRODUCTS, CO.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PORT ST JOE CITY OF KENNY MILL RD

  SR 382, PORT SAINT JOE, FL, 32456

  Registry ID: 110010584402

• ST JOE FOREST PRODUCTS CO

  KENNY MILL RD SR 382, PORT SAINT JOE, FL, 32456

  Registry ID: 110010584411

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PORT ST. JOE, CITY OFentered 1994-08-11

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $350,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1990-04-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-09-28Referred To Headquarters
• 1990-09-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1994-08-11Final Order Lodged
• 1994-08-11Final Order Entered
• 1994-08-11Complaint Filed With Court
• 1994-08-11Concluded
• 1994-12-22Enforcement Action Closed