EPA v. ST. CHARLES PARISH (NORCO WWTPS)

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SEC. 1319(G)(2)(A). 2. ST. CHARLES PARISH (NORCO WWTPS) P.O. BOX 705 LULING, LOUISIANA 70070 FACILITY: NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF EDGEWOOD DRIVE AND U.S. INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 61 INTERSECTION IN THE CITY OF NORCO. NPDES PERMIT NO. LA0038491 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY NOT MAINTAINING THE ANAEROBIC DIGESTOR IN PROPER WORK- ING ORDER, NOT MAINTAINING ITS PRIMARY CLARIFIERS, BY STORING SLUDGE IN WAY AS TO BE CONSIDERED TO BE A POTENT- IAL SOURCE OF DISCHARGE DURING RAIN EVENTS, NOT MAINTAIN- ING THE REQUIRED RECORDKEEPING, AND THE PRIMARY FLOW MEA- SURING DEVICE WAS NOT OPERATED OR MAINTAINED PROPERLY. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CWA A PENALTY NOT TO EXCEED $25,000.00 IS PROPOSED.

Defendants (1)

• ST. CHARLES PARISH (NORCO WWTPS)Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ST CHARLES PARISH DEPT OF WASTE WATER

  403 MILLING AVE, LULING, LA, 70070

  Registry ID: 110003348217

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ST. CHARLES PARISH (NORCO WWTPS)entered 1995-10-12

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $10,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1994-10-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1994-10-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1995-10-12Final Order Issued
• 1995-10-12Compliance Achieved
• 1995-10-12Enforcement Action Closed