EPA v. CITY OF HAYS, KANSAS
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
AN EPA INSPECTION OF THE FACILITY THAT OCCURRED IN APRIL 2013 IDENTIFIED NPDES PERMIT VIOLATIONS. THESE VIOLATIONS INCLUDED EXCEEDANCES OF EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS FOR AMMONIA, TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS, BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, AND E COLI. THE CITY ALSO FAILED TO MAINTAIN TOTAL RESIDUAL CHLORIDE CONCENTRATION IN WASTEWATER EFFLUENT USED FOR IRRIGATION.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF HAYS, KANASNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
HAYS WASTEWATER PLANT
1498 E. HIGHWAY 40 BYPASS, HAYS, KS, 67601
Registry ID: 110064645665
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF HAYS, KANSASentered 2014-06-17
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $18,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2014-06-17NPDES Closed
- 2014-06-17Final Order Issued
- 2014-06-17Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2014-06-17Enforcement Action Closed
- 2014-06-17Pipeline Closed
- 2014-06-18Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3400251718
- Case number
- 07-2014-0170
- 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 07-2014-0170 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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