EPA v. CLINTON, TOWN OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Compliance action
$100,000
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. TOWN OF CLINTON, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY 001 ROOSEVELT STREET CLINTON, EAST FELICIANA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70722 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) DISCHARGE TREATED EFFLUENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LIMITATIONS IN THIS AO; B) SUBMIT NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTS FOR ALL IN- STANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE INTERIM LIMITS OF THIS AO; C) ACCOMPLISH THE TASKS AND COMPLY WITH THE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES IN THIS AO; AND D) SUBMIT CONSTRUCTION PRO- GRESS REPORTS UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED IMPROVE- MENTS.
Defendants (1)
- CLINTON, TOWN OFNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CLINTON, TOWN OF
001 ROOSEVELT STREET, CLINTON, LA, 70722
Registry ID: 110040030695
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CLINTON, TOWN OFentered 2000-11-17
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2000-11-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2000-11-17Final Order Issued
- 2000-11-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2001-10-24Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 40979
- Case number
- 06-2001-0076
- 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 06-2001-0076 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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