EPA v. COTTON VALLEY, TOWN OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. TOWN OF COTTON VALLEY, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY P.O. BOX 415 COTTON VALLEY, WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA 71018 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED DMRS FILED WITH EPA. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPOND- ENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND EXPLAINING WHY SUCH ACTIOS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUF- FICIENT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, C) AC- COMPLISH THE FOLLOWING TASKS AND COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOW- ING SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: 1) RECEIVE PROJECT FUNDING FROM LA. DIV. OF ADMINISTRATION BY AUG. 1997; 2) COMPLETE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS BY FEB. 1998; 3) AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BY APR. 1998; 4) BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS BY MAY 1998; AND 5) COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION; ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH NPDES DIS- CHARGE PERMIT BY DEC. 1998, D) SUBMIT REPORTS ON THE PRO- GRESS AND CURRENT STATUS OF THE ACTIVITIES REQUIRED BY THE SCHEDULE WITH EACH REPORT DUE TO EPA ON JAN. 1, APR. 1, JUL. 1, AND OCT. 1, EACH YEAR UNTIL PROJECT IS CERTI- FIED AS COMPLETE, AND E) NOTIFY EPA NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS FOLLOWING THE SCHEDULED COMPLETION DATE OF ANY ACTIVITY IN THE SCHEDULE WHETHER THE ACTIVITY HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Defendants (1)

• COTTON VALLEY, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• COTTON VALLEY, TOWN OF WWTP

  COTTON VALLEY STREET, COTTON VALLEY, LA, 71018

  Registry ID: 110010579089

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• COTTON VALLEY, TOWN OFentered 1998-02-18

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-02-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-02-18Final Order Issued
• 1998-03-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-06-08Compliance Achieved
• 1999-06-08Enforcement Action Closed