EPA v. JACKSONVILLE, CITY OF

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. CITY OF JACKSONVILLE P.O. BOX 1390 JACKSONVILLE, CHEROKEE COUNTY, TEXAS 75766 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY ALLOWING DISCHARGES OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER AT LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THOSE OUTFALLS SPECIFIED IN THE PERMIT, AS IN- DICATED IN CORRESPONDENCE SUBMITTED BY THE PERMITTEE TO EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPOND- ENT TO: A) CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE SANITARY SEWER EVALUA- TION STUDT (SSES) AS DETAILED IN THEIR AUG. 7, 1997 SUB- MITTAL THAT INCLUDES EVALUATION OF MANHOLE INSPECTION DATA THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION SYSTEM, EVALUATION OF SMOKE TESTING DATA THROUGHOUT THE COLLECTION SYSTEM, E- VALUATION OF FLOW MONITORING DATA THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM, HYDRAULIC MODELING OF ALL LINES GREATER THAN 10 INCHES, AND THE SSES FINAL REPORT TO BE COMPLETED BY AUG. 31, 1997, AND B) UPON COMPLETION OF THE SSES FINAL REPORT, THE PERMITTEE SHALL SUBMIT TO EPA BY AUG. 31, 1998, A CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE FOR ALL IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE OVERFLOWS FROM THEIR COLLECTION SYSTEM.

Defendants (1)

• JACKSONVILLE, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• JACKSONVILLE CITY OF

  301 COMMERCE, JACKSONVILLE, TX, 75766

  Registry ID: 110010642475

• JACKSONVILLE CITY OF (DOUBLE)

  16 ML SE SH 204 & LOOP 456, JACKSONVILLE, TX, 75766

  Registry ID: 110010689380

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• JACKSONVILLE, CITY OFentered 1997-10-22

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-10-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-10-22Final Order Issued
• 1997-12-02Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-02-22Compliance Achieved
• 1999-02-22Enforcement Action Closed