EPA v. KENNER, CITY OF

Case summary

SYSNOPSIS OF CASE: THE CITY OF KENNER, LOCATED IN JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA, OWNS AND OPERATES PUBLICLY OWNED TREAT- MENT WORKS (POTW) IN THE CITY OF KENNER. THE CITY HAS THREE (3) EFFECTIVE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTM (NPDES) PERMITS: LA003826 (PLANT NO. 1), LA0038334 (PLANT NO 2) & 3 WASTEWATER IS TREATED AT PLANT NOZ. 1,2, & 3. THE TREATED WASTEWATER FROM THE PLANTS IS THEN SENT TO A 14 MIL- LION GALLON PER DAY (MGD) PUMP STATION NEAR PLANT NO. 3, WHI CH TRANSPORTS THE TREATED EFFLUENT TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER VIA A 48 FORCE MAIN.

Defendants (1)

• KENNER, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITY OF KENNER WASTEWATER PL #2

  1200 38TH ST, KENNER, LA, 70065

  Registry ID: 110003299314

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITY OF KENNER, LA.entered 1994-01-03

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $215,000

Timeline (7 milestones)

• 1990-08-21Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1990-09-21Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 1992-06-29Complaint Filed With Court
• 1994-01-03Final Order Lodged
• 1994-01-03Final Order Entered
• 1994-01-03Concluded
• 1994-12-19Enforcement Action Closed