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06-1997-0287Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1997· Region 06

EPA v. JACKSONVILLE, CITY OF (TX0024392 & TX0100587)

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$17,000

Compliance action

$10,000

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G)(2)(A). 2. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE P.O. BOX 1930 JACKSONVILLE, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS 75766 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO IMPLEMENT A PRETREATMENT PROGRAM TO CONTROL FLOWS OF WASTEWATER FROM INDUSTRIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO THE POTW AND SECTION 405(E) BY LAND APPLYING DOMESTIC SEWAGE SLUDGE. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G)(2)(A) OF THE CWA EPA PROPOSES A CIVIL PENALTY OF $25,000.

Defendants (1)

  • JACKSONVILLE, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • JACKSONVILLE CITY OF (DOUBLE)

    16 ML SE SH 204 & LOOP 456, JACKSONVILLE, TX, 75766

    Registry ID: 110010689380

Statutes cited

  • CWA 405Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • JACKSONVILLE, CITY OFentered 1997-09-05

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $17,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1997-04-03Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1997-04-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1997-09-05Final Order Issued
  • 1997-09-05Compliance Achieved
  • 1997-09-10Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
37118
Case number
06-1997-0287
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6EN-L
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
Sewage Sludge Disposal

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1997-0287 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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