EPA v. FLOWER MOUND, TOWN OF
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. TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND 2121 CROSS TIMBERS FLOWER MOUND, DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS 75028 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT FOR TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS) AND BY ALLOWING A BYPASS OF UN- TREATED WASTE WATER IN EXCESS OF ONE MILLION GALLONS, DURING THE PERIOD OF FEB. 17 THRU 19, 1997. 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 IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT, ELIMINATE, AND PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATION AND TO SUBMIT A REPORT DETAILING THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.
Defendants (1)
- FLOWER MOUND, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND
1105 DUNCAN LANE, LEWISVILLE, TX, 75028
Registry ID: 110010654050
Statutes cited
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TOWN OF FLOWER MOUNDentered 1997-05-30
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-05-30Final Order Issued
- 1997-05-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-06-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1997-09-25Compliance Achieved
- 1997-09-25Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37227
- Case number
- 06-1997-0397
- 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 06-1997-0397 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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