EPA v. ATHENS, OHIO, CITY OF
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
CITY OF ATHENS EXCEEDED ITS PERMIT LEVELS FOR FINAL EFFLUENT DISCHARGES OF TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, OIL AND GREASE, TOTAL RECOVERABLE MERCURY, FECAL COLIFORM, DISSOLVED OXYGEN, AND CARBONACEOUS BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND FROM JANUARY 1992 THROUGH JUNE 1997. ATHENS ALSO FAILED TO SUBMIT PROPER SLUDGE REPORTS SHOWING PROPER SLUDGE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES.
Defendants (1)
- ATHENS, OHIO, CITY OFNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF ATHENS
557 EAST STATE STREET, ATHENS, OH, 45701
Registry ID: 110000760622
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
ATHENS, OHIO, CITY OFentered 1997-09-26
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1997-09-26Final Order Issued
- 1997-12-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 30626
- Case number
- 05-1997-0727
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- N/A
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1997-0727 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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