EPA v. City of New Orleans
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On April 12, 2017, EPA Region 6 Inspectors Carol Johnson, and Linda Smith arrived at The City of New Orleans (CNO) office for an announced Compliance Evaluation Inspection. The Inspectors met with the CNO's Urban Water Program Manager and informed him that this was an EPA inspection to determine compliance with the facility's LPDES MS4 Phase I Permit and the Clean Water Act. The inspection was conducted under the authority of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program, in accordance with the Federal Clean Water Act
Defendants (1)
- City of New OrleansNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
SEWERAGE & WATER BD OF NEW ORLEANS -EAST BANK
8800 S CLAIBORNE AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70118
Registry ID: 110064625963
SEWERAGE & WATER BD OF NEW ORLEANS -EAST BANK
8800 S CLAIBORNE AVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70118
Registry ID: 110064625963
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Administrative Orderentered 2017-06-09
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2017-06-09Final Order Issued
- 2017-06-09Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2017-06-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-11-27Compliance Achieved
- 2018-01-19NPDES Closed
- 2018-01-19Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3601069322
- Case number
- 06-2017-1771
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- 6EN-W
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2017-1771 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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