EPA v. ECRU POTW

Case summary

20210504 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A TOTAL PENALTY AMOUNT OF $630. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN (30) DAYS. ALLEDGED VIOLATIONS: THE NPDES PERMIT NUMBER MS0035173, CONDITION S-1 OF THE PERMIT REQUIRES THE TOWN TO SUBMIT ANALYTICAL RESULTS ON AN ANNUAL DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT (DMR) WHICH ARE DUE EACH YEAR BY THE 28TH OF JANUARY. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2020, THE EPA DISCOVERED, THROUGH ITS INTEGRATED COMPLIANCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (ICIS) DATABASE, THAT THE TOWN'S ANNUAL DMR ANALYTICAL RESULTS HAD NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR 2018 AND 2019. BASED ON THE MISSING INFORMATION IN ICIS, REVIEW OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE EPA, THE EPA HAS DETERMINED THAT THE TOWN VIOLATED SECTION 301 OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1311, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT, WHICH REQUIRED THE TOWN TO SUBMIT ANNUAL DMRS BY JANUARY 28, 2019, AND JANUARY 28, 2020.

Defendants (1)

• ECRU POTWNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ECRU POTW

  NEWSOM DRIVE, ECRU, MS, 38841

  Registry ID: 110008515106

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ECRU POTWentered 2021-05-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $630

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2021-05-04Final Order Issued
• 2021-05-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-05-26Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-05-26NPDES Closed