EPA v. ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT, A LA. PARISH GOVERNMENT ENTIT

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT,A LOUISIANA PARISH GOVERN- MENT ENTITY 3300 MUNSTER BOULEVARD MERAUX, ST. BERNARD PARISH, LOUISIANA 70075 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. 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 COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES IN THIS AO, B) RE- PORT COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF ASPECIFIC AC- TION, AND C) ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT ARE EFFECTIVE AS ISSUED AND REQUIRE FULL COMPLIANCE.

Defendants (1)

• ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENTNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ST BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT

  330O MUNSTER BLVD, MERAUX, LA, 70075

  Registry ID: 110022878439

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ST. BERNARD PARISH GOVERNMENT, DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORentered 1999-03-10

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-03-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-03-10Final Order Issued
• 1999-03-16Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-09-24Compliance Achieved
• 1999-09-24Enforcement Action Closed