EPA v. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (PANTEX PLANT)

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY P.O. BOX 30030, PANTEX PLANT AMARILLO, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS 79120 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM SANITARY AND INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER DISCHARGES POINTS AND OTHER PERMITTED DIS- CHARG POINTS THAT EXCEEDED NPDES PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIM- ITATIONS REQUIREMENTS. 4. PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA AND THE DEPT. OF ENERGY ENTERED INTO A FEDERAL FACILITIES COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT. ALL PLANS, STUDIES, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND MONITORING PROGRAMS, AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS, SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN A MANNER CALCULATED TO BRING THE RESPOND- ENT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMIT AS WELL AS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF OTHER APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DISCHARGE OF POLLUT- ANTS TO WATER OF THE U.S.

Defendants (1)

• U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• US DEPT OF ENE

  US HWY 60 AT FM RD, P.O. BOX 30030, AMARILLO, TX, 79120

  Registry ID: 110010697834

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• U. S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (PANTEX PLANT)entered 1999-01-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-01-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-01-14Final Order Issued
• 1999-02-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-10-20Enforcement Action Closed