EPA v. COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, CITY OF

Case summary

9/30/2014 - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $76,800. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. ORDER ALLEGES: RESPONDENT FAILED 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. RESPONDENT VIOLATED SECTION 2.3.3 OF THE PERMIT BY FAILING TO PREVENT OVERFLOWS FROM WCTS.

Defendants (1)

• TENNESSEE, CITY OF COLUMBIANamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COLUMBIA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS

  1244 TREATMENT PLANT RD, COLUMBIA, TN, 38401

  Registry ID: 110000537811

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, CITY OFentered 2014-09-30

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $76,800

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2014-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2014-09-30Final Order Issued
• 2014-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2014-10-21Enforcement Action Closed
• 2014-10-21NPDES Closed