EPA v. ST. MARY PARISH WARDS 5 & 8, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ) 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318(A) AND 1319(A). 2. ST. MARY PARISH WARDS 5 & 8 P.O. BOX 181 BERWICK, ST. MARY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70342 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 405 OF THE CWA BY FAILING TO SUBMIT TO EPA AN ANNUAL SLUDGE MONITORING RE- PORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1998. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO E- LIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED; AND B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPLETE ANNUAL SLUDGE MONITORING REPORT FOR SLUDGE OPERATIONS DURING 1998.

Defendants (1)

• ST. MARY PARISH WARDS 5 & 8Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ST. MARY PARISH WARDS 5 & 8

  PO BOX 181, BERWICK, LA, 70342

  Registry ID: 110010696915

Statutes cited

• CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ST. MARY PARISH WARDS 5 & 8entered 2000-01-25

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-01-25Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-01-25Final Order Issued
• 2000-02-04Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2000-06-23Compliance Achieved
• 2000-06-23Enforcement Action Closed