EPA v. CHATTANOOGA, TN, CITY OF (MOCCASIN BEND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED COLLECTION SYSTEM)

Case summary

JUNE 2013 - EPA, DOJ, TDEC AND THE OFFICE OF TENNESSEE ATTORNEY GENERAL HAVE SETTLED WITH THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TN, OVER ALLEGED CWA VIOLAITONS. THE CITY OF CHATTANOOGA, TN, HAS AGREED TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $476,400 AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS SEWER SYSTEMS, ESTIMATED AT $250 MILLION, TO ELIMINATE UNAUTHORIZED OVERFLOWS OF UNTREATED SEWAGE. CHATTANOOGA IS ALSO IMPLEMENTING A GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN AND PERFORMING AN $800,000 STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT. CHATTANOOGA VIOLATED CWA SECTION 301 AND ITS NPDES PERMITS BECAUSE OF SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS, DISCHARGES OF SEWAGE DURING DRY WEATHER FROM PERMITTED COMBINED SEWER OUTFALLS, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FAILURES AND EFFLUENT LIMIT VIOLATIONS. THE CD REQUIRES CHATTANOOGA TO ASSESS AND REHBILITATE THE ENTIRE COLLECTION SYSTEM WITHIN APPROX 15 YEARS, WITH A MAJORITY OF THE WORK BEING DONE IN THE FIRST 10 YEARS. THE REMEDIAL WORK INCLUDES SPECIFIC EARLY ACTION PROJECTS, EVALUATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CAPACITY, MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS, AND AN UPDATED LONG TERM CONTROL PLAN. 09/12/2024 - FIRST MATERIAL CONSENT DECREE MODIFICATION

Defendants (1)

• CHATTANOOGA, TN, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CHATTANOOGA - MOCCASIN BEND WWTP & COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM

  455 MOCCASIN BEND ROAD, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37405

  Registry ID: 110000536527

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• CHATTANOOGA, TN, CITY OF (MOCCASIN BEND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ASSOCIATED COLLECTION SYSTEM)entered 2024-09-12

  Primary law: CWA

• CHATTANOOGA, TN, CITY OF (MOCCASIN BEND WWTP AND ASSOCIATED COLLECTION SYSTEM) (04-2013-C008)entered 2013-04-24

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $238,200 · State/local: $238,200 · SEP: $800,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2010-09-23Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2010-09-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-07-17Complaint Filed With Court
• 2023-12-03Final Order Lodged
• 2024-09-12Final Order Entered