EPA v. SMITH COUNTY WCID NO. 1
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A)(3). 2. SMITH COUNTY WCID NO. 1 11928 CONSTANTIN AVE. TYLER, SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS 75708 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS OF ITS PERMIT FOR COP- PER AND BY HAVING THE FLOW METER OUT OF CALIBRATION OF 33% DURING AN INSPECTION. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION NECESSARY TO CORRECT, ELIMINATE AND PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIO- LATIONS AND SUBMIT A REPORT DETAILING THE CORRECTIVE AC- TIONS TAKEN.
Defendants (1)
- SMITH COUNTY WCID NO. 1Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
SMITH COUNTY WCID #0001
11928 CONSTANTIN AVENUE, TYLER, TX, 75708
Registry ID: 110002043039
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
SMITH COUNTY WCID NO. 1entered 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
- 2001-10-22Compliance Achieved
- 2001-10-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37226
- Case number
- 06-1997-0396
- 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 06-1997-0396 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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