EPA v. BATON ROUGE, CITY OF

Case summary

DATA SHEET: * DEFENDANT: CITY OF BATON ROUGE. LA OWNS AND OPERATES THREE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS, TWO OF WHICH ARE A PART OF THIS REFERRAL. * VIOLATIONS: VIOLATION OF SECTION 309 OF THE ACT, BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF TWO AOS. * PROPOSED RELIEF: SETTLEMENT IN THE FORM OF A CONSENT DECREE AND A MINIMUM CIVIL PENALTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $400,000. * RECENT CONTACT W/DEFENDANTS: THE MOST RECENT MEETING WITH CITY REPS WAS HELD ON AUG 12, 1986, SUBSEQUENT TO WHICH THIS ACTION WAS RECOMMENDED. * THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, LA OWNS AND OPERATES THE TWO MAJOR TREATMENT FACILITIES IN QUESTION, THE NORTH PLANT AND THE SOUTH PLANT. NPDES PERMIT NO. LA0036439 WAS ISSUED FOR THE NORTH TREATMENT PLANT AND PERMIT NO. LA0036412 WAS ISSUED FOR THE SOUTH PLANT. * SYNOPSIS: THE CITY HAS TWO MAJOR FACILITIES UNDER AOS FOR COMPLIANCE BY JULY 1, 1988. BOTH FACILITIES HAVE ONLY PRIMARY TREAT- MENT. BOTH ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE IN THE AOS. THE NORTH PLANT WAS REQUIRED TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION BY AUG 1, 1985, HOWEVER, THE CITY HAS YET TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO WITH THE PLANT. THEREFORE, CONSTRUCTION IS ALREADY ONE YEAR LATE. CONSTRUCTION WAS HALTED AT THE SOUTH PLANT ON APRIL 29, 1986, DUE TO A CON- TRACT DISPUTE.

Defendants (1)

• BATON ROUGE, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• N TREATMENT PLT, CENTRAL AND S TREATMENT PLT

  300 N BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA, 70821

  Registry ID: 110010690163

Statutes cited

• CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
• CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• BATON ROUGE, CITY OFentered 1988-12-23

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $750,000

Timeline (10 milestones)

• 1986-09-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1986-09-29Referred To Headquarters
• 1986-11-05Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1987-08-20Returned To Region
• 1987-11-20Rereferred
• 1988-03-03Complaint Filed With Court
• 1988-12-23Final Order Lodged
• 1988-12-23Final Order Entered
• 1988-12-23Concluded
• 2002-03-15Enforcement Action Closed