EPA v. Mesquite, City of
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
An Administrative Order (AO) was issued to the City of Mesquite for violation of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1311. Violations were identified are based on a review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) City of Mesquite Sanitary Sewer Compliance Inspection, conducted on February 13, 2014, and the resulting Report; as well as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) Water Quality Non-Compliance Notifications for the City's collection system. The violations alleged are for unauthorized/unpermitted discharges or Sanitary Sewer Overflow (SSOs).
Defendants (1)
- Mesquite, City ofNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MESQUITE, CITY OF
MESQUITE MUNICIPAL CENTER, MESQUITE, TX, 75149
Registry ID: 110010815644
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Mesquite, City ofentered 2015-12-08
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2015-10-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-12-08Final Order Issued
- 2019-08-26NPDES Closed
- 2020-12-03Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600410752
- Case number
- 06-2016-1703
- 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 06-2016-1703 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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