EPA v. HANCOCK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT (MISSISSIPPI)

Case summary

3/16/05 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $1,000. VIOLATION: EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT HAS DISCHARGED UNTREATED SANITARY SEWAGE CONTAINING POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. FROM ITS SANITARY SEWAGE COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS WHICH WAS NOT AUTHORIZED BY AN NPDES PERMIT. SUCH DISCHARGES OCCURRED DURING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 28, 1999 TO JUNE 4, 2004, A TOTAL OF 43 TIMES. THEREFORE, EPA ALLEGES THAT BECAUSE RESPONDENT HAS DISCHARGED UNTREATED SANITARY SEWAGE CONTAINING POLLUTANTS INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. AT LOCATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY AN NPDES PERMIT, RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 301(a) OF THE CWA.

Defendants (1)

• HANCOCK COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• HANCOCK COUNTY WATER & SEWER DISTRICT

  P. O. BOX 2759, BAY ST. LOUIS, MS, 39520

  Registry ID: 110016661628

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• HANCOCK COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT (MISSISSIPPI)entered 2005-03-16

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,000

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2005-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2005-03-16Final Order Issued
• 2005-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2005-05-19Enforcement Action Closed