EPA v. THE CITY OF RAYMOND RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPI

Case summary

MAY 9, 2025 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT On March 29-30, 2022, the EPA and MDEQ conducted a Compliance Sampling Inspection {CSI) at the Facility to evaluate the Facility's compliance with the requirements of Sections 30l{a) and 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. ?? 1311{a) and 1342, .the regulations promulgated thereunder, and the 2021 NPDES Permit. The CSI identified observations of potential violations, including exceedances of effluent limits in the 2021NPDES Permit. The EPA's findings and recommendations were summarized in a CSI Report dated May 25, 2022. On October 23, 2024, the EPA sent the City a Notice of Violation {NOV)/Show Cause letter outlining the effluent limit violations of the 2021 NPDES Permit. Specifically, from April 2021 through March 2024, the City exceeded the effluent limitations for Biochemical Oxygen Demand, 5-day {BODs) (2 of the last 12 quarters), BODs % removal {2 of the last 12 quarters), E. Coli. (2 of the last 12 quarters), Ammonia-Nitrogen (Monthly Average) (7 of the last 12 quarters), Ammonia-Nitrogen (Weekly Average) (7 of the last 12 quarters); and Total Suspended Solids% removal {3 of the last 12 quarters). On November 8, 2024, the EPA and the City held a Show Cause meeting whereby the City outlined its plans to ultimately pump the effluent of the Facility to a new regional wastewater treatment plant and eventually through a new outfall to the Big Black River. The City has violated the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Section of the 2021 NPDES Permit, issued pursuant to Section 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C.? 1342, by discharging pollutants into Fourteen Mile Creek in excess of the limitations established in its 2021 NPDES Permit for BODs, BODs % removal, E. Coli, Ammonia-Nitrogen, and TSS % removal. Based on the above, the EPA finds that the City is in violation of Section 301(a) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. ? 1311(a), and the above referenced provisions of its 2021 NPDES Permit. Based on the foregoing EPA FINDINGS and pursuant to the authority of Section 309(a) of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. ? 1319(a), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED AND AGREED TO that the City comply with the following requirements, which are divided into requirements related to the City's existing Facility, and requirements related to the City's construction of a new pump station to a new regional WWTP that will replace the existing Facility, which will then be decommissioned.

Defendants (2)

• RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPINamed in settlement
• THE CITY OF RAYMOND RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPINamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• RAYMOND POTW

  OLD PORT GIBSON RD, RAYMOND, MS, 39154

  Registry ID: 110016783630

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• THE CITY OF RAYMOND RAYMOND, MISSISSIPPIentered 2025-05-09

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2025-05-09Final Order Issued
• 2025-06-03Enforcement Action Data Entered