EPA v. PORT CLINTON, CITY OF

Case summary

THIS REFERRAL ADDRESSES NUMEROUS UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES, FAILURES TO MONITOR AND REPORT UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES, EXCEEDENCES OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, NONCOMPLIANCE WITH AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED BY U.S. EPA, AND NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE SLUDGE REGULATIONS CONTAINED IN 40 C.F.R. PART 503. THE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY HARMFUL AND EREGIOUS VIOLATIONS CENTER AROUND UNAUTHORIZED AND UNPERMITTED DISCHARGES OF UNTREATED WASTEWATER AND PORT CLINTON'S FAILURE TO REPORT THESE DISCHARGES. PORT CLINTON OPERATES A COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM (CSS), IN WHICH PRECIPITATION EVENTS BRING ABOUT BYPASSES. HOWEVER, PORT CLINTON IS REQUIRED TO MAXIMIZE FLOW THROUGH THE TREATMENT PLANT PRIOR TO BYPASSING. PART II., F4 OF PORT CLINTON'S NPDES PERMIT. FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL YEARS, PORT CLINTON DID NOT OPERATE ITS PRIMARY CLARIFIERS AND GRIT CHAMBERS, AND,THEREFORE, DID NOT MAXIMIZE THE USAGE OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PRIOR TOBYPASSING. PORT CLINTON FAILED TO REPORT MANY OF THESE UNATHORIZED DISCHARGES.

Defendants (1)

• PORT CLINTON, CITY OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• CITY OF PORT CLINTON

  100 NORTH JACKSON STREET, PORT CLINTON, OH, 43452

  Registry ID: 110002345631

• PORT CLINTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  100 NORTH JACKSON STREET, PORT CLINTON, OH, 43452

  Registry ID: 110002345631

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PORT CLINTON, CITY OFentered 1999-09-08

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $60,000 · State/local: $30,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1997-09-25Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1997-10-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-07-09Final Order Lodged
• 1999-07-09Complaint Filed With Court
• 1999-09-08Final Order Entered
• 2026-05-19NPDES Closed
• 2026-05-19Enforcement Action Closed