EPA v. White Settlement, City of
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
On 8/11/2022, EPA Region 6 issued an Administrative Order (AO) under its authority pursuant to Section 301 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311, to the City of White Settlement (Respondent) located in White Settlement, Texas. The AO was issued in response to unauthorized or unpermitted discharge (or sanitary sewer overflow (SSO)) violations. The AO requires Respondent to 1) submit a list of specific actions taken to correct the violations and 2) submit written certification to EPA that the violations have been corrected and the Respondent is in compliance. Respondent must respond to EPA within thirty days of the effective date of the AO.
Defendants (1)
- City of White Settlement, TXNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WHITE SETTLEMENT, CITY OF
CITY HALL, 214 MEADOW PARK DRIVE, WHITE SETTLEMENT, TX, 76108
Registry ID: 110010934846
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
White Settlement, City ofentered 2022-08-11
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2022-08-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2022-08-11Final Order Issued
- 2025-04-22NPDES Closed
- 2025-04-22Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603311612
- Case number
- 06-2022-1814
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECADW
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2022-1814 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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