EPA v. PLAQUEMINES PARISH PORT SULPHUR FACILITY)

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. PLAQUEMINES PARISH (PORT SULPHUR FACILITY) AT THE END OF LEE DRIVE PORT SULPHUR, PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOUISIANA 70083 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY WHICH 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) THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHAT- EVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PRE- VENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC AC- TIONS TAKEN AND EXPLAIN HOW THESE ACTIONS WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLA- TIONS IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME.

Defendants (1)

• PLAQUEMINES PARISH (PORT SULPHUR FACILITNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT

  HIGHWAY 23, BOOTHVILLE, LA, 70038

  Registry ID: 110002046330

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• PLAQUEMINES PARISH (PORT SULPHUR FACILITY)entered 1999-12-22

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 1999-12-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 1999-12-22Final Order Issued
• 2000-01-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-10-03Compliance Achieved
• 2000-10-03Enforcement Action Closed