EPA v. CITY OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS

Case summary

THE LEAVENWORTH SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM EXPERIENCES NUMEROUS BACKUPS AND OVERFLOWS OF SANITARY SEWAGE RESULTING FROM BLOCKAGES AND DEFECTS IN THE COLLECTION SYSTEM CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT MAINTENANCE AND LACK OF TIMELY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. THE CITY OF LEAVENWORTH AGREES TO IMPROVE ITS OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE FREQUENCY OF SUCH BACKUPS AND OVERFLOWS AND TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM FOR MORE TIMELY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF IDENTIFIED DEFECTS CONTRIBUTING TO SUCH OVERFLOWS AND BACKUPS.

Defendants (1)

• CITY OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSASNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LEAVENWORTH, CITY OF (WWTP)

  1800 S 2ND STREET, LEAVENWORTH, KS, 66048

  Registry ID: 110006523173

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
• CWA 308 — Information Request, Records, Entry

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITY OF LEAVENWORTH, KANSASentered 2015-12-16

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2015-12-16Final Order Issued
• 2015-12-16Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2015-12-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-04-21NPDES Closed
• 2025-04-21Enforcement Action Closed