EPA v. JOLIET, IL - CITY OF

Case summary

DATE VIOLATION DETERMINED: 03/01/88; DATE DOCUMENTS RE- CEIVED BY ORC: 03/21/88. THE CITY OF JOLIET HAS DELAYED CONSTRUCTION OF NITRIFICA- TION FACILITIES AT ITS EAST SIDE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. AS A RESULT JOLIET WILL BE UNABLE TO MEET ITS NPDES PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR AMMONIA NITROGEN UNTIL WELL AFTER JULY 1, 1988, THE STATUTORY COMPLIANCE DATE. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ REFERRING DIRECT LITIGATION REPORT THAT DOCUMENTS VIOLATIONS OF THECLEAN WATER ACT CONSENT DECREE ENTERED BY THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ON 8/28/88. SPECIFICALLY, THE CITY OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH CERTAIN EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION MILESTONES. AS DETAILED IN THE ATTACHED REPORT JOLIET VIOLATED VARIOUS POLLUTANT PARAMETERS AND CONSTRUC- TION MILESTONES FROM JUNE 1988 THROUGH DECEMBER 1989, AND IN DOING SO INCURRED STIPULATED PENALTIES. - REGION V BELIEVES THAT AN APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION AT THIS POINT IS TO NEGOTIATE A SHORT STIPULATION WITH JOLIET THAT WILL REQUIRE IT TO PAY STIPULAED PENALTIES OF $43,000 FOR EFFLUENT LIMIT VIOLATIONS, AS WELL AS THE FAILURE TO COM PLETE THE SOLIDS HANDLING BUILDING AND THE MCDONOUGH STREET INTERCEPTOR BY THE REQUIRED DATES. - SEBASTIAN PATTI OF THE ORC AND TOM SINSKI OF THE WATER DIV. HAVE WORKED ON THIS MATTER FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.

Defendants (1)

• JOLIET, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• JOLIET EAST WASTEWATER TRMT PLT

  1021 MCKINLEY ST, JOLIET, IL, 60431

  Registry ID: 110009689756

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JOLIET, IL - CITY OFentered 1988-09-29

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $160,000

Timeline (9 milestones)

• 1988-03-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1988-03-31PRN Sent
• 1988-06-28Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1988-06-30Referred TO U.S. Attorney
• 1988-06-30Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-09-29Concluded
• 1988-09-29Final Order Lodged
• 1988-09-29Final Order Entered
• 1993-05-19Enforcement Action Closed