EPA v. COVINGTON, CITY OF
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$50,000
Case summary
FAILED TO MEET EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AS PROVIDED IN PERMIT AND FAILED TO MEET INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS. EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS INCLUDE: BODS, TSS, FECAL COLIFORM.PROPOSED PENALTY IS $125,000. ADDRESS: ST. TAMMARRY PARISH, LA. PERMIT NO. LA0032964. FACILITY I.D. NO. LA0000027904. * CASE REFERRED IN 1991. SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATED WITH DOJ FOR $50,000. CD SIGNED AND LOST TWICE. REFERRAL WITHDRAWN AND APO FILED 3/16/93, SUPPOSED TO BE PRE-SETTLED.*
Defendants (1)
- COVINGTON, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COVINGTON CITY OF
LAT 30 D 27 MIN 30 SEC LONG 90 D 6 MIN 40 SEC W, COVINGTON, LA, 70433
Registry ID: 110010760872
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
COVINGTON, CITY OFentered 1994-09-07
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $50,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1993-03-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1994-01-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1994-09-07Final Order Issued
- 1994-09-09Compliance Achieved
- 1994-09-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 35601
- Case number
- 06-1993-0056
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6C-AW
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1993-0056 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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