EPA v. OAK RIDGE, TN, CITY OF

Case summary

9/27/2010 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. ORDER STATES: ON OCTOBER 27 AND 28, 2009, EPA CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) OF THE WTP AND ITS ASSOCIATED WCTS TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE CITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMIT AND THE CWA. BASED ON ITS REVIEW, EPA FINDS THAT THE CITY CONSTRUCTED, AND MAINTAINED AS OPERATIONAL, NINE UNPERMITTED OUTFALLS (CONSTRUCTED OVERFLOWS). EPA ALSO FINDS THAT THE CITY FAILED TO ADEQUATELY REPORT ALL KNOWN SSOs TO TDEC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERMIT, AND FAILED TO REPORT ALL KNOWS SSOs TO EPA IN RESPONSE TO THE INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER. EPA FURTHER FINDS THAT THE CITY FAILED TO PROPERLY OPERATE THE WWTP AND ITS ASSOCIATED WCTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERMIT, AND THAT THE CITY DISCHARGE WASTEWATER WITHOUT A PERMIT THROUGH NINE OUTFALLS. THE CITY HAS VIOLATED SECTION 301(a) OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1311(a), AND THE PERMIT, BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF ITS PERMIT, AND BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS WITHOUT A PERMIT AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 402 OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1342.

Defendants (1)

• OAK RIDGE, TN, CITY OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• OAK RIDGE TURTLE PARK STP

  200 MONTEREY ROAD, OAK RIDGE, TN, 37831

  Registry ID: 110006367742

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• OAK RIDGE, TN, CITY OFentered 2010-09-27

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2010-09-27Final Order Issued
• 2010-09-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-01-01Enforcement Action Closed
• 2011-01-01NPDES Closed