EPA v. North WTP-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 at 200 North Buchannan Street, 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 17, 2023.

Defendants (1)

• North Water Treatment PlantNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LAFAYETTE UTILITIES SYSTEM - NORTH WTP

  200 N BUCHANAN ST, LAFAYETTE, LA, 70501

  Registry ID: 110000542814

Statutes cited

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

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• North Water Treatment Plant Lafayette, LAentered 2025-07-29

  Primary law: CAA

  Federal penalty: $800

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-07-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-07-29Final Order Issued
• 2025-08-04Enforcement Action Data Entered