EPA v. TICKFAW, TOWN OF
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$20,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A)(3). 2. TOWN OF TICKFAW P.O. BOX 249 TICKFAW, TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70466 FACILITY: LAT: 30*34'09 N, LONG: 90*28'56 W 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA, PART I.A. OF ITS PERMIT, AND AO VI-94-3344 BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS OF THE PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO 1) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO CORRECT, ELIMINATE, AND PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND 2) SUBMIT A REPORT DETAILING THE CORRECT- IVE STEPS TAKEN AND HOW THEY WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE.
Defendants (1)
- TICKFAW, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
TICKFAW, TOWN OF
50018 HWY 51, TICKFAW, LA, 70466
Registry ID: 110010654274
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
TICKFAW, TOWN OFentered 1997-08-12
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1997-08-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1997-08-12Final Order Issued
- 1997-08-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-04-19Compliance Achieved
- 2000-04-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 37448
- Case number
- 06-1997-0620
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6EN-L
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1997-0620 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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