EPA v. ANDERSON, SC, CITY OF

Case summary

9/9/2014 - CONSENT AGMT ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $45,000, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON MAY 30, 2013, EPA CONDUCTED A COMPLIANCE EVALUATION INSPECTION (CEI) OF THE POTW TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE CITY'S COMPLIANCE WITH ITS PERMIT AND THE CWA. BASED ON ITS REVIEW OF INFO OBTAINED FROM THE INFO REQUEST AND OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING ITS INSPECTION, EPA FOUND THAT RESPONDENT HAD EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS SSOs FROM THE WCTS. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED CWA 301(a) IN THAT SOME OF RESPONDENT'S SSOs INCLUDE DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER CONTAINING POLLUTANTS TO NAVIGABLE WATERS AT POINT SOURCE LOCATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY AN NPDES PERMIT. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION II.E.1 OF THE PERMITS BY FAILING TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS WCTS RESULTING IN SSOs THAT INCLUDE DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER CONTAINING POLLUTANTS TO NAVIGABLE WATERS AT POINT SOURCE LOCATIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY AN NPDES PERMIT AND OVERFLOWS OF RAW SEWAGE THAT DID NOT REACH NAVIGABLE WATERS INCLUDING BUILDING BACKUPS CAUSED BY FLOW CONDITIONS IN RESPONDENT'S WCTS.

Defendants (1)

• ANDERSON, SC, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GENEROSTEE CREEK WWTP

  800 HILLHOUSE ROAD, ANDERSON, SC, 29625

  Registry ID: 110000577082

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ANDERSON, SC, CITY OFentered 2014-09-09

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $45,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2014-09-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-09Final Order Issued
• 2014-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-09-24Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-09-24NPDES Closed