EPA v. LOUDON UTILITIES

Case summary

10/1/09 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. THE UTILITY PARTICIPATED IN THE EPA REGION 4 MANAGEMENT, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE (MOM) PROGRAMS PROJECT. THE UTILITY PARTICIPATED IN THE MOM PROJECT BY CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY, GOOD FAITH, SELF-ASSESSMENT OF ITS SEWERAGE INFRASTRUCTUR MOM PROGRAMS. ON FEB 8, 2002, THE UTILITY SUBMITTED THE SELF-ASSESSMENT REPORT TO EPA. THE DEFICIENCIES IN THE UTILITY'S SEWERAGE INFRASTRUCTURE MOM PROGRAMS FOUND IN THE SELF-ASSESSMENT LED EPA REGION 4 AND THE UTILITY TO ENTER INTO CONSENT AGMT AND CONSENT ORDER FOR COMPLIANCE NO. CWA-04-2003-4789, FILED ON MARCH 13, 2003. THE CONSENT AGMT REQUIRES THE UTILITY TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT VARIOUS MOM PROGRAMS FOR THE UTILITY'S WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM (CTS) TO ENSURE ELIMINATION OF SSOs. THIS AO SUPERSEDES CONSENT AGMT NO. CWA-04-2003-4789. THE UTILITY HAS VIOLATED SECTION 301(a) OF THE CWA AND PART II OF ITS NPDES PERMIT, IN THAT THE UTILITY FAILED TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE CTS RESULTING IN DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS FROM SSOs INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. THE UTILITY HAS VIOLATED THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE CONSENT AGMT BY FAILING TO DEVELOP AND/OR IMPLEMENT, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, THE MOM PROGRAMS AS OUTLINE IN PARAGRAPHS 8, 9, AND 10 OF THE CONSENT AGMT AND BY FAILING TO SUBMIT SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS AS SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPHS 11, 12, AND 13 OF THE CONSENT AGMT.

Defendants (1)

• LOUDON UTILITIES (SB)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LOUDON STP

  122 BLAIR BEND DRIVE, LOUDON, TN, 37774

  Registry ID: 110006367877

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LOUDON UTILITIESentered 2009-10-01

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2009-10-01Final Order Issued
• 2009-11-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-12-12NPDES Closed
• 2017-12-12Enforcement Action Closed