EPA v. LEXINGTON SEWAGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

Case summary

4/27/2010 - CONSENT AGREEMEN AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $9,000. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: RESPONDENT HAS DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS IN VIOLATION OF EFFLUENT LIMITTIONS ESTABLISHED IN PART I. SECTION 1. OF ITS PERMIT. THE SPECIFIC VIOLATIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A. PH, DAILY MINIMUM, DURING MONTH OF APRIL 2005; B. TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORINE, DAILY MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION, DURING THE MONTHS DECEMBER 2005; NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2006; OCTOBER 2007; JANUARY-FEBRUARY, APRIL, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2008; AND FEBRUARY 2009; C. AMMONIA, MONTHLY AVERAGE CONCENTRATION, DURING THE MONTH MAY 2006; D. E. COLI DURING THE MONTHS OCTOBER 2006 AND DECEMBER 2008 E. DISSOLVED OXYGEN, DAILY MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION, DURING THE MONTHS SEPTEMBER 2007; JANUARY AND OCTOBER 2008.

Defendants (1)

• LEXINGTON SEWAGE WASTEWATER PLANT (SB)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LEXINGTON UTILITIES- WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

  677 SOUTH MAIN STREET; MAIL TO 54 MONROE AVE., LEXINGTON, TN, 38351

  Registry ID: 110006367760

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LEXINGTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTentered 2010-04-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2010-04-27Final Order Issued
• 2010-04-27Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2010-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2010-12-16Enforcement Action Closed
• 2010-12-16NPDES Closed