EPA v. Northeast WWTPt-Lafayette, LA-RMP ESA- FY 2025

Case summary

On November 6, 2023, EPA Risk Management Program Reporting Center sent a letter to Respondent, notifying Respondent of its failure to update the Risk Management Plan on file with EPA for its facility located in Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 (the Facility ). Facilities subject to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations at 40 C.F.R. Part 68 are required to submit an updated Risk Management Plan at least once every five years. EPA's review indicates that the update for the Facility was not submitted by the required due date of October 16, 2023.

Defendants (1)

• Northeast Waste Water Treatment PlantNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LAFAYETTE CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT - NORTHEAST WWTP

  1201 LAJAUNIE ROAD, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70507

  Registry ID: 110040012651

Statutes cited

• CAA 112[R][7] — Prevention of Accidental Release/Risk Management Plans (RMPs)

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Northeast Waste Water Treatment Plant-Lafayette, LA-RMPentered 2025-08-06

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $1,200

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-08-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-08-06Final Order Issued
• 2025-08-11Enforcement Action Data Entered