EPA v. DELHI, TOWN OF
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$90,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A)(3). 2. TOWN OF DELHI P.O. BOX 277 DELHI, RICHLAND PARISH, LOUISIANA 71232 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301(A) OF THE CWA AND PART I.A. OF ITS PERMIT BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR BOD5, CHLORINE, TSS, AND FC OF THE PER- MIT. 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 VIOLATIONS AND SUBMIT A REPORT DETAILING THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN.
Defendants (1)
- DELHI, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DELHI, TOWN OF
LAT. 32*26'10 N, LONG. 91*28'28 W, ON JOE'S BAYOU, DELHI, LA, 71232
Registry ID: 110010650722
Statutes cited
- CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry
- CWA 301A — Clean Water Act
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DELHI, TOWN OFentered 1997-05-21
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-05-21Final Order Issued
- 1997-05-21Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-06-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-02-12Compliance Achieved
- 1999-02-12Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37236
- Case number
- 06-1997-0406
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Information Request, Records, Entry
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1997-0406 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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