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06-2017-1771Administrative - FormalClosedFY 2017· Region 06

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 301/402NPDES 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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