EPA v. CITY OF WEST UNION, IOWA
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
THE WEST UNION POTW VIOLATED ITS NPDES PERMIT BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS IN EXCESS OF PERMITTED LIMITS APPROXIMATELY 60 TIMES BETWEEN DECEMBER 2011 AND MARCH 2015 AND ILLEGALLY DISCHARGED UNTREATED SEWAGE ON AT LEAST SEVEN OCCASIONS BETWEEN MAY 2013 AND JUNE 2014 FROM UNPERMITTED LOCATIONS.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF WEST UNION, IOWANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WEST UNION CITY OF STP
9875 ECHO VALLEY ROAD, WEST UNION, IA, 52175
Registry ID: 110010034355
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF WEST UNION, IOWAentered 2016-09-29
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $5,520 · SEP: $122,000
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 2016-09-29Final Order Issued
- 2016-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2016-10-03Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2019-04-12Demand for Stipulated Penalties
- 2022-03-30Enforcement Action Closed
- 2022-03-30NPDES Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600820630
- Case number
- 07-2016-0354
- 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 07-2016-0354 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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