EPA v. MADISON, INDIANA - CITY OF

Case summary

* * * 3/24/89 MINI-LIT * * * THE CITY OF MADISON, INDIANA, HAS VIOLATED THE CLEAN WATER ACT THROUGH ITS FAILURE TO ACHIEVE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DIS- CHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITA- TIONS. SPECIFICALLY, ON A CONSISTENT BASIS THE CITY HAS FAILED TO ACHIEVE ITS EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND AND TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS. FURTHER, THE CITY HAS BYPASSED RAW AND PARTIALLY TREATED SEWAGE IN VIOLATION OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF ITS NPDES PERMIT. U.S. EPA IS RE- QUESTING INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN THE FORM OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE CITY OF MADISON'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY TO ENABLE THE CITY TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH THE LIMITS SET FORTH IN ITS PERMIT. U.S. EPA IS ALSO SEEKING A CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST THE CITY OF MADISON. * * * 6/19/90 REFERRAL * * * ACTION BROUGHT PURSUANT TO CLEAN WATER ACT AGAINST MUNICI- PALITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF NPDES PERMIT ISSUED TO THE CITY OF MADISON, INDIANA'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS. VIOLATIONS OF THE PERMIT'S LIMITATION FOR BOD AND TSS WERE THE BASIS OF THIS ACTION. REFERRAL INCLUDES CONSENT DECREE WHICH SETS FORTH A COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE AND ASSESSES A CIVIL PENALTY.

Defendants (2)

• MADISON, INDIANA - CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
• INDIANA, STATE OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• MADISON WWTP

  MCINTRYE & W 2ND ST, MADISON, IN, 47250

  Registry ID: 110011992362

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• MADISON, CITY OF INDIANAentered 1990-12-26

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $30,000

Timeline (8 milestones)

• 1989-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1989-03-24PRN Sent
• 1990-06-19Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1990-10-31Complaint Filed With Court
• 1990-12-26Final Order Lodged
• 1990-12-26Final Order Entered
• 1990-12-26Concluded
• 1991-02-01Enforcement Action Closed