EPA v. CITY OF INDEPENDENCE
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THE CITY HAS VIOLATED AND CONTINUES TO VIOLATE SECTIONS 301 AND 402 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT BY DISCHARGING UNTREATED SEWAGE FROM ITS WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM INTO THE MISSOURI RIVER, MILL CREEK, ROCK CREEK AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURINamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF INDEPENDENCE ROCK CREEK WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY
9600 NORLEDGE STREET, INDEPENDENCE, MO, 64053
Registry ID: 110000737169
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF INDEPENDENCEentered 2009-07-06
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $255,000 · SEP: $450,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2005-09-29Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2008-05-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2009-03-31Final Order Lodged
- 2009-03-31Complaint Filed With Court
- 2009-07-06Final Order Entered
- 2016-07-13Enforcement Action Closed
- 2016-07-13Pipeline Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1000000102
- Case number
- 07-2008-0132
- DOJ docket
- 90-5-1-1-08702
- 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 07-2008-0132 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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