EPA v. IDABEL, THE CITY OF, AN OKLAHOMA MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. THE CITY OF IDABEL, AN OKLAHOMA MUNICIPALITY SW/4 OF SW/4 OF SW/4, SEC. 15, T8 S, R24 E, I.M. IDABEL, MCCURTAIN COUNTY, OKLAHOMA 74745 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY 1) DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S THAT EX- CEEDED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, 2) DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS WITHOUT PERMIT AUTHORIZATION, AND 3) FAILING TO REPORT BYPASSES TO EPA. 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)

• IDABEL, THE CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• IDABEL CITY OF

  SW 1/4 OF SW 1/4 SEC 15, TWP 8 S R24 E, I.M., IDABEL, OK, 74745

  Registry ID: 110010579025

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• IDABEL, CITY OFentered 1999-12-14

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $9,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-04-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-05-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-12-14Final Order Issued
• 1999-12-28Compliance Achieved
• 1999-12-28Enforcement Action Closed