EPA v. NEW ALBANY
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THIS ACTION IS BROUGHT TO ENFORCE THE CONSENT DECREE ENTERED BETWEEN THE CITY OF NEW ALBANY, THE US AND INDIANA ON 6/18/93. NEW ALBANY'S VIOLATIONS FALL INTO 4 CATEGORIES: NPDES PERMIT VIOLATIONS FOR EFFLUENT LIMIT EXCEEDENCES; UNAUTHORIZED BYPASSING AND OVERFLOWS; FAILURE TO INSTALL FLOW MONITORS; REPORTING VIOLATIONS. USEPA SEEKS STIPULATED PENALTIES FOR NEW ALBANY'S VIOLATIONS OF THE DECREE AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE DECREE AND THE NPDES PERMIT. OK, CONSENT DECREE LODGED 9/27/01.
Defendants (1)
- NEW ALBANY, CITY OFNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NEW ALBANY WWTP
30 W 9TH ST, NEW ALBANY, IN, 47150
Registry ID: 110064215308
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
NEW ALBANYentered 2002-04-30
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $180,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 1996-09-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-09-20Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1997-06-06Complaint Filed With Court
- 2001-09-27Final Order Lodged
- 2002-04-30Final Order Entered
- 2021-06-03Enforcement Action Closed
- 2021-06-03NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 29857
- Case number
- 05-1996-0438
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1996-0438 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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