EPA v. YOUNGSVILLE, TOWN OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. TOWN OF YOUNGSVILLE, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY RAILROAD STREET (LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 734) YOUNGSVILLE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70592 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) OPERATE AND MAINTAIN ITS FACILITY AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND COMPLY WITH MONI- TORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS ACCORDING TO THE IN- TERIM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS PROVIDED IN PART I.A. OF THE PERMIT, B) REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH IN- TERIM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS OF THE PERMIT, C) SUBMIT PRO- GRESS REPORTS DURING MONTHS OF JAN., JUL., AND OCT. UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES, D) ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS AND COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES IN THE AO, E) REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CWA ON A MONTHLY BASIS, AND F) ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT ARE EFFECTIVE AS ISSUED AND REQUIRE FULL COMPLIANCE.

Defendants (1)

• YOUNGSVILLE, TOWN OFNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• YOUNGSVILLE, TOWN OF (POTW)

  RAILROAD ST (LA HWY 734), YOUNGSVILLE, LA, 70592

  Registry ID: 110010650599

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• YOUNGSVILLE, TOWN OFentered 1999-06-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-06-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-06-30Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-06-02Compliance Achieved
• 2000-06-02Enforcement Action Closed