EPA v. LIVINGSTON PARISH SEWER DISTRICT NO. 2, A LOUISIANA CORP.

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. LIVINGSTON PARISH SEWER DISTRICT NO. 2, A LOUISIANA CORP. APPROX. 3 MILES EAST OF STATE HIGHWAY 16, OFF LOCKHART ROAD DENHAM SPRINGS, LIVINGSTON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70727 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) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND EXPLAIN HOW THESE ACTIONS WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE AND INSURE THAT THE WASTEWATER TREAT- MENT FACILITY IS OPERATED AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE, B) COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLAN IM- PROVEMENTS BY MAR. 31, 2000, AND C) SUBMIT CONSTRUCTION REPORTS DURING THE MONTHS OF JAN. AND JUL., UNTIL COMPLE- TION OF THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS.

Defendants (1)

• LIVINGSTON PARISH SEWER DISTRICT NO. 2Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LIVINGSTON PARISH SEWER DISTRICT NO. 2

  3 MI E OF STATE HWY 16, DENHAM SPRINGS, LA, 707271059

  Registry ID: 110010696327

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• LIVINGSTON PARISH SEWER DISTRICT NO. 2entered 1999-06-08

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-06-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-06-08Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-07-31Compliance Achieved
• 2000-07-31Enforcement Action Closed