EPA v. CITY OF MCCOOK, NEBRASKA
Litigated With Penalty
Case summary
THE CITY HAS VIOLATED ITS WASTEWATER PERMIT LIMITATIONS FOR AMMONIA AND HAS LEVELS OF NITRATE IN EXCESS OF THE ALLOWABLE HEALTH-BASED LIMITS. EPA SEEKS TO HAVE THE CITY COMPLY WITH BOTH WASTEWATER AND DRINKING WATER REQUIREMENTS.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF MCCOOK, NEBRASKANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
MCCOOK, CITY OF
W 5TH AND C STREETS, MCCOOK, NE, 69001
Registry ID: 110022329229
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- SDWA 1412/1414 — National Drinking Water Regulations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF MCCOOK, NEBRASKAentered 2005-06-07
Primary law: SDWA
Federal penalty: $180,500 · State/local: $49,500
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2004-03-31Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2004-08-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2005-03-02Final Order Lodged
- 2005-03-02Complaint Filed With Court
- 2005-06-07Final Order Entered
- 2005-07-07Enforcement Action Closed
- 2005-07-07Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 125643
- Case number
- 07-2004-0255
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2004-0255 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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