EPA v. GENEVA, CITY OF & STATE OF ILLINOIS

Case summary

CIVIL REFERRAL UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT GENEVA, ILLINOIS REFERRED WITH CIVIL LITIGATION REPORTS FOR CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS AND SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. LITIGATION REPORTS DOCUMENT SERIOUS VIOLATIONS OF THE PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT. BACKGROUND: EACH OF THE THREE REPORTS IS SIMILAR IN THE FACTUAL BACKGROUND LEADING TO THE VIOLATIONS. IN EACH CASE, U.S. EPA REGULATIONS REQUIRED THESE MUNICIPALITIES TO SUBMIT APPROVABLE PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS BY JULY 1, 1983. IN EACH CASE, APPLICABLE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINA- TION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMITS REQUIRED THE SUBMITTALS BY DATES CERTAIN. FINALLY, U.S. EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS ISSUED UNDER THE CWA REQUIRED THESE CITIES TO SUBMIT PROGRAMS BY NO LATER THAN JANUARY 1985. UNFORTUNATELY, IN EACH CASE, NO FULLY APPROVABLE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY U.S. EPA. THESE REFERRALS ARE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO A HEAD- QUARTERS INITIATIVE AGAINST MUNICIPALITIES THAT HAVE FAILED TO SUBMIT, BY THIS LATE DATE, APPROVABLE PROGRAMS. EACH OF THESE REPORTS IS QUITE SPECIFIC IN DETAILING THE DEFICIEN- CIES THAT RENDER THE PROGRAMS UNAPPROVABLE. THIS SPECIFI- CITY WAS INCLUDED AT THE REQUEST OF HEADQUARTER'S STAFF AND PERSONNEL FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WHO DISCUSSED THESE CASES AT LENGTH WITH REGION V PERSONNEL.

Defendants (1)

• GENEVA, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GENEVA CITY OF POTW

  602 CRISSEY AVE, GENEVA, IL, 60134

  Registry ID: 110010701972

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• GENEVA, CITY OF & STATE OF ILentered 1987-04-06

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $4,500

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1985-02-22Referred To Headquarters
• 1985-03-22Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1985-04-18Complaint Filed With Court
• 1987-04-06Final Order Entered
• 1987-04-06Concluded
• 1987-04-06Final Order Lodged
• 1994-11-10Enforcement Action Closed