EPA v. MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, CITY OF

Case summary

8/6/19 - THIS CD IS A COMPREHENSIVE CWA SETTLEMENT WITH THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, MS. MERIDIAN HAS AGREED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO ITS SEWER SYSTEMS TO ELIMINATE UNAUTHORIZED OVERFLOWS OF UNTREATED RAW SEWAGE AND UNAUTHORIZED BY PASSES OF TREATMENT WITHIN THE CITY'S PUBLICLY-OWNED TREATMENT WORKS. THE CD REQUIRES MERIDIAN TO IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENSURE PROPER MANAGEMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ITS SEWER SYSTEMS, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING AN EARLY ACTION PROJECT FOR A SEWER TREATMENT SYSTEM CORRECTION ACTION PLAN FOR THE MERIDIAN WWTP (aka THE SOUTH WWTP ). MERIDIAN WILL ADDRESS THOSE FACTORS WHICH LIMIT OR WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT THE SOUTH WWTP's OPERATING EFFICIENCY OR THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT, INCLUDING REPLACING CERTAIN EQUIPMENT, AND UNDERTAKING STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO EQUALIZATION BASINS. IT ALSO REQUIRES MERIDIAN TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT NUMEROUS SEWER SYSTEM CAPACITY, MANAGEMENT, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAIN OPERATIONS AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, A GRAVITY SEWER SYSTEM OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS AND A FATS, OILS AND GREASE CONTROL. IN ADDITION TO THE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS THE CD REQUIRES MERIDIAN TO PAY A CIVIL PENALTY OF $138,000 TO THE U.S. AND $138,000 TO THE STATE.

Defendants (1)

• MERIDIAN, MS, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MERIDIAN POTW

  311 27TH AVENUE, MERIDIAN, MS, 39301

  Registry ID: 110000705577

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, CITY OFentered 2019-08-06

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $138,000 · State/local: $138,000

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2014-09-12Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2014-09-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2019-06-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 2019-06-20Final Order Lodged
• 2019-08-06Concluded
• 2019-08-06Final Order Entered