EPA v. ST. CHARLES PARISH (DESTREHAN WWTP)

Case summary

1. SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ) 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1318(A) AND 1319(A). 2. ST. CHARLES PARISH, LOUISIANA, A LOUISIANA POLITICAL SUB- DIVISION DESTREHAN WWTP RIVER ROAD HAHNVILLE, ST. CHARLES PARISH, LOUISIANA 70057 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) THAT REQUIRED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AO; B) REPORT COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THOSE REQUIREMENTS NO LATER THAN 14 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE EACH SPECIFIC ACTION IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED; AND C) SUBMIT A CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS SUMMARY TO EPA AND LDEQ BY THE FIRST DAY OF EACH CALENDAR QUARTER BEGINNING WITH APR. 1, 2000 UNTIL PROJECT COMPLE- TION.

Defendants (1)

• ST. CHARLES PARISH (DESTREHAN WWTP)Named in settlement

Facilities (1)

• ST. CHARLES BORROMEO PARISH

  RIVER ROAD, DESTREHAN, LA, 70047

  Registry ID: 110009928098

Statutes cited

• CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• ST. CHARLES PARISH (DESTREHAN WWTP)entered 2000-02-29

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2000-02-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2000-02-29Final Order Issued
• 2000-03-06Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed