EPA v. HOMER, TOWN OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$7,500
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. TOWN OF HOMER, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY 400 EAST MAIN STREET HOMER, CLAIBORNE PARISH, LOUISIANA 71040 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(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF $27,500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.
Defendants (1)
- HOMER, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HOMER CITY OF WWTP
N 4TH & E 5TH, HOMER, LA, 71040
Registry ID: 110010579141
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
HOMER, TOWN OFentered 2000-03-20
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $7,500
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 1999-03-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1999-03-31Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-03-20Final Order Issued
- 2000-04-07Enforcement Action Closed
- 2000-04-07Compliance Achieved
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 39024
- Case number
- 06-1999-0355
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6RC-E
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1999-0355 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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