EPA v. LEWISBURG, TN, CITY OF

Case summary

9/22/15 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $9,200 WITHIN 30 DAYS. ALLEGATIONS: RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED CWA 301(a) IN THAT THE RESPONDENT HAS DISCHARGED POLLUTANTS TO NAVIGABLE WATERS FROM A POINT SOURCE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 1 OF ITS NPDES PERMIT, ISSUED PURSUANT TO CWA SECTION 402 BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS INTO TOWN CREEK IN EXCESS OF THE LIMITATIONS ESTABLISHED IN ITS NPDES PERMIT FOR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS PERCENT REMOVAL, TOTAL NITROGEN AMMONIA, CARBONACEOUS BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAN, TOTAL SETTLEABLE SOLIDS, AND E.COLI. RESPONDNET HAS VIOLATED SECTOIN 2.1.4 OF ITS NPDES PERMIT, ISSUED PURSUANT TO CWA SECTION 402 BY FAILING TO PROPERLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS WWTP.

Defendants (1)

• LEWISBURG, TN, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CORNERSVILLE STP

  1880 NEW OSTELLA ROAD, CORNERSVILLE, TN, 37047

  Registry ID: 110006802282

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LEWISBURG, TN, CITY OFentered 2015-09-22

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,200

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2014-10-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2015-09-22Final Order Issued
• 2015-09-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-10-05Enforcement Action Closed
• 2015-10-05NPDES Closed