EPA v. CLINTON, LOUISIANA, THE TOWN OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA 0, 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. THE TOWN OF CLINTON, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY 001 ROOSEVELT STREET CLINTON, EAST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70722 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS 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) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERS THE RESPONDENT TO: A) EFFECTIVE OF THE DATE OF THE AO AND UNTIL COMPLIANCE IS ACHIEVED, THE RESPOND- ENT WILL COMPLY WITH THE INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS OF THE AO, B) SUBMIT NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTS OF ALL INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERIM LIMITS, C) ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING TASKS AND COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OF AC- TIVITIES: 1) REAPPLY FOR THE LA. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TO REPAIR AND REHABILITATE THE COLLECTION SYSTEM AND RAISE SEWER RATES BY JUL. 1, 1998; 2) PREPARE PLANS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE ENLARGED TREATMENT FACILITY BY OCT. 1, 1998; 3) BIDDING PROCESS AND BEGIN CONSTRUCT- ION OF THE TREATMENT FACILITY BY JAN. 1, 1999; 4) COM- PLETE CONSTRUCTION OF ENLARGED TREATMENT FACILITY BY AUG. 1, 1999; AND 5) ACHIEVE SUSTAINED COMPLIANCE BY JAN. 1, 2000, AND D) SUBMIT CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS REPORTS BY APR. 30 AND OCT. 31, UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS.

Defendants (1)

• CLINTON, LOUISIANA, THE TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CLINTON, TOWN OF

  001 ROOSEVELT STREET, CLINTON, LA, 70722

  Registry ID: 110040030695

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CLINTON, LOUISIANA, THE TOWN OFentered 1998-08-17

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1998-08-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1998-08-17Final Order Issued
• 1998-09-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-11-17Compliance Achieved
• 2000-11-17Enforcement Action Closed