EPA v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (E. Bank WWTP) (LA0038091)
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
Due to the Katrina Hurricane, the Respondent's East Bank plant was submerged below water. Remediation of the plant included pumping from lift stations directly into the Mississippi river without a permit. The Order gives guidance on how to return to compliance with the NPDES permit.
Defendants (1)
- Sewerage and Water Board of New OrleansNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
EAST BANK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
6501 FLORIDA AVENUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70117
Registry ID: 110022408278
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (E. Bank WWTP) (LA0038091)entered 2005-09-23
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2005-09-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-09-23Final Order Issued
- 2009-07-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 157659
- Case number
- 06-2005-2147
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2005-2147 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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