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 TEXAS CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 290 AT 611 CLEVELAND STREET ELGIN, BASTROP COUNTY, TEXAS 78621 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 TASKS AND COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES CONTAINED IN THE AO, B) SUBMIT PROGRESS REPORTS ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH FOLLOWING A CALENDAR QUARTER, AND C) CONTINUE TO REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE CWA ON A MONTHLY BASIS.

Defendants (1)

• LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITYNamed 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 1999-07-30

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 1999-07-30Final Order Issued
• 1999-07-30Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-08-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-09-04Enforcement Action Closed