EPA v. CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, CITY OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. CITY OF CROWLEY, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY 1028 WEST 9TH STREET CROWLEY, ACADIA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70527 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY WHICH 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 ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) EFFICIENTLY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE EXISTING TREATMENT WORKS SO AS TO DIS- CHARGE EFFLUENT WHICH DOES NOT EXCEED THE INTERIM EF- FLUENT LIMITATIONS OF THIS AO, B) COMPLY WITH THE SCHED- ULE OF ACTIVITIES OF THIS AO, C) REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AND D) NOTIFY EPA WITHIN 15 DAYS OF THE DATE RESPONDENT COM- PLETES THE IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINED COMPLIANCE WITH THE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, CITY OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CROWLEY CITY OF

  1028 WEST 9TH STREET, CROWLEY, LA, 70527

  Registry ID: 110010775866

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CROWLEY, LOUISIANA, CITY OFentered 1999-01-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-01-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-01-14Final Order Issued
• 1999-01-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-05-19Compliance Achieved
• 1999-05-19Enforcement Action Closed