EPA v. GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT

Case summary

6/10/15 - ADMIN ORDER ISSUED REQUIRING: (1) FORCE MAIN REPLACEMENT, REPAIR & REHABILITATION; (2) MOM PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE ALL SSOs (GRAVITY LINE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM;CONTINUING SEWER SYSTEM ASSESSMENT PROGRAM; INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION PROGRAM; PUMP STATION OPERATION & PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM; FORCE MAIN PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM; SEWER OVERFLOW RESPONSE PLAN. TERMINATION OF THIS ORDER: WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER GCWSD HAS SATISIFED THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER BY (1) SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE REPLACEMENT, REPAIR AND/OR REHABILITATION OF THE FORCE MAIN BETWEEN ANDREWS PUMP STATION AND THE REGIONAL WWTP OWNED BY THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, SC; (2) ESTABLISHING AND SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS ALL THE PROGRAMS SET FOR IN PARAGRAPHS 16 AND 17a THRU 17f AND (3) SATISFYING THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER AS SET FOR IN PARAGRAPHS 16-20, GCWSD SHALL SUBMIT FOR EPA REVIEW AND APPROVAL A FINAL REPORT THAT INCLUDES (a) A DESCRIPTION OF ALL OF THE ACTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN TAKEN TOWARD ACHIEVING COMPLIANCE WIHT THIS ORDER; (b) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SUCH ACTIONS IN ELIMINATING SSOs AND (c) AN ANALYSIS OF WHETHER ADD'L ACTIONS BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER ARE NECESSARY TO FURTHER ELIMINATE SOOs. IF EPA DETERMINES, AFTER REVIEW OF THE FINAL REPORT, THAT ALL THE PROGRAM HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AND SUCCESSFULLY BEEN IN PALCE FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS AND ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS ORDER HAVE BEEN SATISFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDER, EPA WILL PROVIDE NOTICE TO GCWSD AND THIS ORDER SHALL BE DEEMED TERMINATED. IF EPA DETERMINES THAT ANY PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED OR SUCCESSFULLY BEEN IN PLACE FOR A PERIOD OF 24 MONTHS OR ANY OTHER REQUIREMENT OF THIS ORDER HAS NOT BEEN SATISFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS ORDER, EPA WILL NOTIFY GCWSD PROVIDE A LIST OF THE DEFICIENCIES AND MAY REQUIRE THE GCWSD TO CORRECT SUCH DEFICIENCIES. IF SO REQUIRED, GCWSD SHALL CORRECT SUCH DEFICIENCIES AND SHALL SUBMIT A MODIFIED FINAL REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EPA NOTICE.

Defendants (1)

• GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GCW&SD MURRELLS INLET WWTF

  1441 POND ROAD, MURRELLS INLET, SC, 29576

  Registry ID: 110000545615

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GEORGETOWN COUNTY WATER AND SEWER DISTRICTentered 2015-06-10

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2015-06-10Final Order Issued
• 2015-06-25Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-08-14NPDES Closed
• 2018-08-14Enforcement Action Closed