EPA v. PONTCHATOULA, CITY OF, PERMITTEE

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. THE CITY OF PONCHATOULA WWTF SOUTH OF THE CITY, APPROX. 250' EAST OF HIGHWAY 51 AND INTERSTATE 55 PONCHATOULA, TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70454 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 THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO). THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS AND AND COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES CONTAINED IN THIS AO, B) REPORT COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE THAT EACH SPECIFIC ACTION IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED, C) SUBMIT PROGRESS REPORTS TO EPA IN JAN. AND JUL., AND D) TAKE ALL REASONABLE MEASURES FOR THE EXPEDITIOUS ELIMINA- TION AND PREVENTION OF DISCHARGES OF ZINC AND LEAD IN EX- CESS OF THE PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS.

Defendants (1)

• PONTCHATOULA, CITY OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PONCHATOULA, CITY OF

  250' E OF HWY 51 AND I-55, P.O. BOX 428, PONCHATOULA, LA, 70454

  Registry ID: 110010651669

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PONTCHATOULA, CITY OFentered 1999-02-12

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-02-12Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-02-12Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-08-09Compliance Achieved
• 2000-08-09Enforcement Action Closed