EPA v. LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY - CITY OF ELGIN

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY, A CONSERVATION AND RE- CLAMATION DISTRICT 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 290 AND 611 CLEVELAND STREET ELGIN, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS 78767 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 FOLLOWING TASKS AND COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF ACTIVI- TIES: BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF PLANT IMPROVEMENTS BY MAY 19, 1999; COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF PLANT IMPROVEMENTS BY FEB. 29, 2000; AND ACHIEVE SUSTAINED COMPLIANCE WITH PERMIT EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS BY APR. 30, 2000, B) PROVIDE NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE WITH EACH OF THE LISTED DUE DATES WITHIN 14 DAYS OF EACH SPECIFIED DATE.

Defendants (1)

• LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY - CITY OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTH_- ELGIN WWTP

  .25 M S OF INTX OF US HWY 290 AT 611 CLEVELAND ST, ELGIN, TX, 78621

  Registry ID: 110010729587

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY - CITY OF ELGINentered 1999-04-29

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-04-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-04-29Final Order Issued
• 1999-05-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 1999-07-30Compliance Achieved
• 1999-07-30Enforcement Action Closed