EPA v. PONCHATOULA, THE CITY OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. THE CITY OF PONCHATOULA WWTP, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY 250' EAST OF HIGHWAY 51 AND INTERSTATE 55, P.O. BOX 428 PONCHATOULA, TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUSIANA 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 301 OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CLASS I CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIO- LATIONS CITED.

Defendants (1)

• PONCHATOULA, THE CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PONCHATOULA, CITY OF

  PO BOX 428, PONCHATOULA, LA, 70454

  Registry ID: 110010651669

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PONCHATOULA, THE CITY OFentered 1999-07-27

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $11,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-03-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-03-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-07-27Final Order Issued
• 1999-08-23Compliance Achieved
• 1999-08-23Enforcement Action Closed