EPA v. IDABEL, CITY OF

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. CITY OF IDABEL 207 SOUTH CENTRAL IDABEL, MCCURTAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74745 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THEFACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED AITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPOND- ENT TO: COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR ELIMINATION OF OVERFLOWS IN THE COLLECTION SYSTEM: 1. COMPLETE SMOKE TESTING MAJOR INTERCEPTOR PARALLEL TO MUD CREEK AND REPAIR BREAKS BY MAY 1, 1998, 2. BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF FLOW EQUALIZATION POND AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE BY JUN. 1, 1998, 3. BEGIN SMOKE TESTING BALANCE OF COLLECTION SYSTEM BY SYSTEM BY SEPT. 1, 1998, 4. COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF FLOW EQUALIZATION POND INCLU- DING REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF THE SLUDGE AND IMPROVE- MENTS TO THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT BY JUN. 1, 1999, 5. COMPLETE PROJECT AND ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE BY OCT. 1, 1999, B) REPORT COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF THE ACTVITIES WITHIN 14 DAYS OF A SPECIFIC AC- TION, C) TAKE ALL REASONABLE MEASURES FOR THE EXPEDITIOUS ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF THE SPECIFIED NONCOMPLYING DISCHARGES OF NICKEL, ZINC, AND LEAD, AND D) SUBMIT PRO- GRESS REPORTS FOR THE NONCOMPLYING DISCHARGES UNTIL THE PERMITTEE HAS ELIMINATED THE NONCOMPLYING DISCHARGES.

Defendants (1)

• IDABEL, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• IDABEL PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY

  207 SOUTH CENTRAL AVENUE, IDABEL, OK, 74745-4849

  Registry ID: 110002049792

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IDABEL, CITY OFentered 1997-12-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1997-12-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1997-12-30Final Order Issued
• 1998-01-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-01-20Compliance Achieved
• 2000-01-20Enforcement Action Closed