EPA v. City of Athens-West WWTP-Athens,TX-RMP ESA-FY2022
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On November 6, 2020, EPA Risk Management Program (RMP) Reporting Center sent a request for information to the Respondent's facility, located at Athens, Texas, to evaluate the Respondent's failure to update their RMP with the EPA. The review indicated that the update for the facility was not submitted by the required due date of October 27, 2020, which is a violation of the RMP regulations promulgated at 40 C.F.R. 68.190.
Defendants (1)
- City of AthensNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF ATHENS WEST WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
7100 COUNTY RD 1500, ATHENS, TX, 75751
Registry ID: 110061948727
Statutes cited
- CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of Athens-West WWTP-Athens,TX-RMP ESA-FY2022entered 2022-01-06
Primary law: CAA
Federal penalty: $800
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2021-12-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2022-01-06Final Order Issued
- 2022-01-06Compliance Achieved
- 2022-01-10Enforcement Action Closed
- 2022-01-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602955600
- Case number
- 06-2022-3312
- Lead agency
- EPA
- Branch
- ECDAC
- EPA region
- 06
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-2022-3312 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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