EPA v. GROVES, CITY OF (STP #0001)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$14,000,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ). 2. CITY OF GROVES (STP #0001) P.O. BOX 846 GROVES, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77619 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 309 OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309 OF THE CWA, EPA IS- SUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPONDENT TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND COMPLY WITH THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT.
Defendants (1)
- GROVES, CITY OF (STP #0001)Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GROVES CITY OF (STP #0001)
3947 LINCOLN AVE, GROVES, TX, 77619
Registry ID: 110010653060
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
GROVES, CITY OF (STP #0001)entered 1996-07-24
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1996-07-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1996-07-24Final Order Issued
- 1996-10-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1996-11-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 36807
- Case number
- 06-1996-0521
- 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 06-1996-0521 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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