EPA v. NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO - CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$145,000
Case summary
THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION SITUATED IN NORTHEAST OHIO, OWNS AND OPEATES A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT LOCATED AT 23775 MASTICK ROAD, NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO. THE PLANT DISCHARGES TO THE ROCKY ROAD, WHICH IS A NAVIGABLE WATER OF THE U.S. THE PLANT SERVES THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH OLMSTED, FAIRVIEW PARK, AND PARTS OF OLMSTED TOWNSHIP. THE PLANT SERVES A POPULATION OF APPROX. 60,000, ALONG WITH A FEW INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USERS. SINCE NOVEMBER 1988, THE PLANT HAS BEEN VIOLATING CERTAIN FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN ITS NPDES PERMIT.
Defendants (2)
- NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO - CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
- STATE OF OHIONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NORTH OLMSTED WWTP
27335 MASTICK RD, NORTH OLMSTED, OH, 44070
Registry ID: 110010723725
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NORTH OLMSTED (OHIO CITY OF)entered 1995-07-12
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $145,000 · State/local: $30,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1990-01-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-09-11Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1995-05-18Complaint Filed With Court
- 1995-07-12Final Order Lodged
- 1995-07-12Final Order Entered
- 1995-07-12Concluded
- 1995-07-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 28089
- Case number
- 05-1992-0265
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMB
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1992-0265 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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