EPA v. YOUNGSVILLE, TOWN OF, A LOUIISANA MUNICIPALITY
Final Order With Penalty
Penalty assessed
$26,000
Case summary
1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. 1319(G). 2. TOWN OF YOUNGSVILLE, A LOUISANA MUNICIPALITY RAILROAD STREET (LOUISIANA HIGHWAY 734) YOUNGSVILLE, LAFAYETTE PARISH, LOUISIANA 70592 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND INTERIM LIMITATIONS AO #VI-99-1226. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CLASS II CIVIL PENALTY OF $137,500 FOR THE VIOLATIONS CITED.
Defendants (1)
- YOUNGSVILLE, TOWN OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
YOUNGSVILLE, TOWN OF (POTW)
RAILROAD ST (LA HWY 734), YOUNGSVILLE, LA, 70592
Registry ID: 110010650599
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
YOUNGSVILLE, TOWN OFentered 2000-12-19
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $26,000
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-06-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-06-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2000-12-19Final Order Issued
- 2002-12-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 40433
- Case number
- 06-2000-0817
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- 6RC-E
- EPA region
- 06
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2000-0817 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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