EPA v. TOWN OF FRENCH CAMP

Case summary

6/18/2025 - EXPEDITED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $580 TO BE PAID WITHIN THIRTY (30) CALENDAR DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDER. ALLEGED VIOLATIONS: ON JUNE 2, 2022, THE EPA INSPECTED THE FRENCH CAMP (POTW) LOCATED AT HIGHWAY 413 AND OLD NATCHEZ TRACE, FRENCH CAMP, MS ON JUNE 2, 2022, FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT AND THE CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA). THE INSPECTION FINDINGS INDICATED THAT THE CITY OF FRENCH CAMP VIOLATED ITS NPDES PERMIT. A REVIEW OF THE ICIS DATABASE SHOWED THAT THE PERMITTEE FAILED TO SUBMIT DMR DATA FOR THE PERIOD COVERING FROM DECEMBER 2020 AND DECEMBER 2021. THE EPA INSPECTOR ALSO OBSERVED NO EFFLUENT FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE INSTALLED AT THE PLANT. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROPER FLOW MEASUREMENT IS A VIOLATION OF PERMIT CONDITION S-1, WHEREAS THE APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT WHICH IS DUE ANNUALLY BY THE 28TH OF JANUARY DETAILING THE VOLUME OF WASTEWATER RELEASED FOR EACH DISCHARGE THAT OCCURRED IN THAT YEAR. ON FEBRUARY 1, 2024, THE EPA FURTHER DISCOVERED, THROUGH THEIR ICIS DATABASE, THAT THE TOWN'S ANNUAL DMR ANALYTICAL RESULTS HAD NOT BEEN SUBMITTED FOR 2022 AND 2023. BASED ON THE MISSING INFORMATION IN ICIS, INADEQUATE FLOW MEASUREMENT, 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. 1311, FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT, WHICH REQUIRED THE TOWN TO SUBMIT ANNUAL DMRS BY JANUARY 28, 2021, 2022 AND JANUARY 28, 2023.

Defendants (1)

• TOWN OF FRENCH CAMPNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• FRENCH CAMP POTW

  HIGHWAY 413 & OLD NATCHEZ TRACE, FRENCH CAMP, MS, 39745

  Registry ID: 110008515222

Statutes cited

• CWA 309G3/311B6H — Collection Action
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• TOWN OF FRENCH CAMPentered 2025-06-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $580

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2025-06-18Final Order Issued
• 2025-06-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-07-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-07-16NPDES Closed
• 2025-07-16Enforcement Action Closed