EPA v. LYNN HAVEN, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$300,000
Case summary
LYNN HAVEN HAS ACCUMLATED 4152 VIOLATIONS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT SINCE NOVEMBER, 1986. LYNN HAVEN HAS HISTORICALLY AVOIDED SPENDING MONEY ON THE EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN ANTICIPATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PLANT. HOWEVER, THE NEW PLANT HAS NOT YET BEEN BUILT. EPA REGION IV IS PROPOSING TO SEEK A SUBSTANTIAL CIVIL PEN- ALTY AS WELL AS A CONSENT DECREE REQUIRING LYNN HAVEN TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT. BASED UPON A FIN- ANCIAL ANALYSIS OF LYNN HAVEN'S ABILITY TO PAY A PENALTY, LYNN HAVEN MAY CLAIM THAT IT IS UNABLE TO PAY THE FULL PENALTY BASED UPON ECONOMIC BENEFIT AND GRAVITY OF THE VIO- LATIONS.
Defendants (2)
- FLORIDA, STATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- LYNN HAVEN,CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
LYNN HAVEN CITY OF WWTP
502 MONTANA AVE, LYNN HAVEN, FL, 32444
Registry ID: 110010625047
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
LYNN HAVEN, CITY OFentered 1995-07-28
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $300,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1986-03-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1991-09-26Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1994-01-27Complaint Filed With Court
- 1995-07-28Final Order Lodged
- 1995-07-28Final Order Entered
- 1995-07-28Concluded
- 1997-07-23Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 20724
- Case number
- 04-1991-0049
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-2928A
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WAT
- 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 04-1991-0049 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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