EPA v. AMITE CITY, TOWN OF
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ). 2. TOWN OF AMITE CITY 212 E. OAK STREET AMITE CITY, TANGIPAHOA, LOUISIANA 70422 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPOND- ENT TO CORRECT AND PREVENT THE VIOLATIONS AND COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- AMITE CITY, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TOWN OF AMITE CITY
CHERRY STREET, AMITE, LA, 70422
Registry ID: 110001163026
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AMITE CITY, TOWN OFentered 1996-07-17
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-07-17Final Order Issued
- 1996-07-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1998-10-13Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36799
- Case number
- 06-1996-0513
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- 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 06-1996-0513 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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