EPA v. NORTH BAY WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT

Case summary

9/28/11 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED. ON FEB 17, 2011, RESPONDENT RECEIVED A CERTIFIED LETTER FROM THE EPA ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 308 ALONG WITH FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FILL OUT THE DMR-QA FOR STUDY 31. THE SECTION 308 LETTER REQUIRED THAT RESPONDENT SUBMIT TO THE EPA THE RESULTS OF CERTAIN TEST INFO, INCLUDING THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE LABORATORY PERFORMING THE ANALYSIS FOR RESPONDENT AND THE IDENTITY OF THE ANALYTES SPECIFIED IN THEIR NPDES PERMITL. ACCORDING TO THE SECTION 308 INFO REQUEST LETTER, THE DEADLINE FOR REPSONDNET TO SUBMIT ITS DMR-QA STUDY 31 TO THE EPA, R4, WAS AUGUST 19, 2011. BASED ON RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE EPA, R4, RESPONDENT HAS FAILED TO SUBMIT THE REQUIRED INFO IN THE TIMEFRAME REUQIRED BY THE EPA'S SEC 308 INFO REQUEST LETTER, WHICH WAS LAWFULLY ISSUED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CWA 308. THEREFORE, EPA R4 HAS DETERMINED THAT RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED CWA 308(a). ORDER REQUIRES: RESPONDENT SHALL HAVE 45 DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER TO CONDUCT THE DMR-QA STUDY AND/OR SUBMIT THE REPORT TO EPA.

Defendants (1)

• NORTH BAY WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• SOUTHPORT WWTP

  600 FEET EAST OF S.R. 71 ON ED, SOUTHPORT, FL, 32409

  Registry ID: 110025201350

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• NORTH BAY WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTentered 2011-09-28

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2011-09-28Final Order Issued
• 2011-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2011-10-14NPDES Closed
• 2011-10-14Enforcement Action Closed