EPA v. WEST CHICAGO
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$20,000
Compliance action
$42,000
Case summary
POTW IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS NPDES PERMIT NOR IS IT ENFORCING THE PERMITS ISSUED TO THE IUS. THIS CASE DEALT WITH THE ALLEGATIONS THAT WEST CHICAGO VIOLATED SECTION 310(A) OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C 1311(A), BY FAILING TO MEET ITS NPDES PERMIT LIMITS AND BY FAILING TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUIREMENTS OF A PRETREATMENT PROGRAM PRO- VISION OF THE PERMIT. THIS CASE DEALT WITH THE ALLEGATIONS THAT WEST CHICAGO VIOLATED SECTION 310(A) OF THE CWA, 33 U.S.C. 1311(A), BY FAILING TO MEET ITS NPDES PERMIT LIMITS AND BY FAILING TO IMPLEMET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A PRETREATMENT PROGRAM PRO- VISION OF THE PERMIT. AO ISSUED 9/18/98.
Defendants (1)
- WEST CHICAGONamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WEST CHICAGO CITY OF
475 MAIN ST, WEST CHICAGO, IL, 60185
Registry ID: 110005889379
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
WEST CHICAGOentered 2000-05-30
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $20,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1999-09-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1999-10-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-05-30Final Order Issued
- 2001-03-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 31959
- Case number
- 05-1999-0666
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- MMBI
- EPA region
- 05
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 05-1999-0666 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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