EPA v. PALMETTO, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$65,000
Case summary
PALMETTO HAS BEEN IN VIOLATION OF SEVERAL NPDES PERMIT LIMITS FROM OCTOBER 1990 UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1994. HAS ALSO HAD DISCHARGES WITHOUT PERMIT. ALTHOUGH FACILITY HAS PAID PENALTY TO EPA AND ENTERED INTO CONSENT AGREEMENT WHICH PROVIDED FOR CESSATION OF DISCHARGES IN EXCESS OF PERMIT LIMITS, BUT THE FACILITY CONTINUES TO EXCEED ITS PERMIT LIMITS.
Defendants (2)
- FLORIDA, STATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- PALMETTO, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PALMETTO STP
1400 28TH AVE W, PALMETTO, FL, 34221
Registry ID: 110000915243
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PALMETTO, FL, CITY OFentered 1997-09-12
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $65,000 · SEP: $535,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1990-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-09-12Final Order Lodged
- 1997-09-12Final Order Entered
- 1997-09-12Complaint Filed With Court
- 1997-09-12Concluded
- 2007-08-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 21157
- Case number
- 04-1994-0480
- 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 04-1994-0480 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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