EPA v. LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT, (MSD) AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

Case summary

THIS CASE IS A CIVIL ACTION AGAINST THE LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT (MSD) FOR VIOLATIONS OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA. THE VIOLATIONS ALLEGED INCLUDE UNAUTHORIZED SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS (SSOs) (INCLUDING INTENTIONAL DISCHARGES OF RAW SEWAGE); UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES AT TREATMENT PLANTS; EXCESSIVE DRY WEATHER COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS (CSOs); UNPERMITTED CSOs; CSOs NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NPDES PERMIT, THE NINE MINIMUM CONTROLS OR THE LONG TERM CONTROL PLAN; AND HISTORIC EFFLUENT LIMIT VIOLATIONS AT TREATMENT PLANTS. THE ACTION WILL SEEK EXTENSIVE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF TO ADDRESS COLLECTION SYSTEM AND TREATMENT PLANT NON-COMPLIANCE ALONG WITH A SUBSTANTIAL CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (1)

• LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWERNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (14)

• JEFFERSONTOWN WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

  10725 OLD TAYLORSVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40299

  Registry ID: 110003248076

• JEFFERSONTOWN WQTC MSD

  6200 BONITA LAKE RD, JEFFERSONTOWN, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110003248076

• CEDAR CREEK WQTC MSD

  8405 CEDAR CREEK RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40291

  Registry ID: 110043485421

• JEFFERSONTOWN WQTC MSD

  6200 BONITA LAKE RD, JEFFERSONTOWN, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110003248076

• FLOYDS FORK WQTC MSD

  1100 BLUE HERON RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40245

  Registry ID: 110043486457

• HITE CREEK WQTC MSD

  5512 HITT LN, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40285

  Registry ID: 110000732271

• DEREK R GUTHRIE WQTC MSD

  11621 LOWER RIVER RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40272

  Registry ID: 110000732379

• MORRIS FORMAN WQTC MSD

  4522 ALGONQUIN PKWY, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40211

  Registry ID: 110000759714

• JEFFERSONTOWN WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

  10725 OLD TAYLORSVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40299

  Registry ID: 110003248076

• HITE CREEK WQTC MSD

  5512 HITT LN, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40285

  Registry ID: 110000732271

• JEFFERSONTOWN WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

  10725 OLD TAYLORSVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40299

  Registry ID: 110003248076

• JEFFERSONTOWN WQTC MSD

  6200 BONITA LAKE RD, JEFFERSONTOWN, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110003248076

• JEFFERSONTOWN WQTC MSD

  6200 BONITA LAKE RD, JEFFERSONTOWN, KY, 41129

  Registry ID: 110003248076

• JEFFERSONTOWN WASTE TREATMENT PLANT

  10725 OLD TAYLORSVILLE RD, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40299

  Registry ID: 110003248076

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT, KYentered 2009-02-15

  Primary law: CWA

• LOUISVILLE & JEFFERSON COUNTY METROPOLITAN SEWER DISTRICT, KYentered 2005-08-12

  Primary law: CWA

  · State/local: $1,000,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 2004-02-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2004-04-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-04-25Complaint Filed With Court
• 2008-11-20Final Order Lodged
• 2009-02-15Concluded
• 2009-02-15Final Order Entered
• 2009-04-15Enforcement Action Closed
• 2009-04-15NPDES Closed