EPA v. KENNER, CITY OF (PLANT NO. 3), A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Case summary

1. SECTION3 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ) 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318(A) AND 1319(A). 2. CITY OF KENNER, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY PLANT NO. 3 #1 WEST 30TH STREET KENNER, JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70062 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)

• KENNER, CITY OF (PLANT NO. 3)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• CITY OF KENNER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT

  1 WEST 30TH STREET, KENNER, LA, 70062

  Registry ID: 110001123604

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• KENNER, CITY OF (PLANT NO. 3)entered 2000-02-29

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2000-02-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-02-29Final Order Issued
• 2000-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2001-08-16Compliance Achieved
• 2001-08-16Enforcement Action Closed