EPA v. FRISCO, CITY OF

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2). 2. CITY OF FRISCO P.O. BOX 177 FRISCO, TEXAS 75034 NPDES PERMIT NO. TX0027723 3. RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY 18 BYPASSES OF UNTREATED SEWAGE TO COTTONWOOD CREEK AND THEN TO LAKE LEWISVILLE FROM THE CITY'S PUBLICLY-OWNED COTTON- WOOD CREEK SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITYIN VIOLATION OF PART III.B.4.C. OF ITS NPDES PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $125,000.

Defendants (1)

• FRISCO, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• NORTH TEXAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT

  4TH ARMY MEMORIAL DRIVE, FRISCO, TX, 75034

  Registry ID: 110024536000

Statutes cited

• CWA 301A — Clean Water Act

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• FRISCO, CITY OFentered 1996-10-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $27,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1996-04-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1996-04-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1996-10-18Final Order Issued
• 1996-11-05Compliance Achieved
• 1996-11-05Enforcement Action Closed