EPA v. ABBEVILLE POTW

Case summary

20210429 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A TOTAL PENALTY AMOUNT OF $480. RESPONDENT SHALL MAKE PAYMENT WITHIN (30) DAYS. ALLEDGED VIOLATIONS: 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, 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)

• ABBEVILLE POTWNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ABBEVILLE POTW

  2 BUSINESS 7 SOUTH, ABBEVILLE, MS, 38601

  Registry ID: 110043248544

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ABBEVILLE POTWentered 2021-04-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $480

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2021-04-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-04-29Final Order Issued
• 2021-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-06-07Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-06-07NPDES Closed