EPA v. NEDERLAND, CITY OF
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. 1319(A)(3). 2. CITY OF NEDERLAND P.O. BOX 967 NEDERLAND, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS 77627 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY THE UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGES OF POLLUTANTS FROM ITS SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM INTO WATERS OF THE U.S. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO COMPLY WITH THE ACTIVITY SCHEDULE IN THE AO, REPORT COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE OF THE ACTIVITY SCHED- ULE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF A SPECIFIC ACTION, AND SUBMIT PRO- GRESS REPORTS QUARTERLY BY THE 15TH OF THE MONTH.
Defendants (1)
- NEDERLAND, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
NEDERLAND CITY OF
1400 BOSTON AVE, NEDERLAND, TX, 77627
Registry ID: 110010652294
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF NEDERLANDentered 1997-05-30
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-05-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-05-30Final Order Issued
- 1997-06-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-05-28Compliance Achieved
- 1999-05-28Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37223
- Case number
- 06-1997-0393
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1997-0393 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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