EPA v. CITY OF ATKINSON, NEBRASKA
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
RESPONDENT VIOLATED ITS NPDES PERMIT BY FAILING TO COMPLY WITH EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH NARRATIVE LIMITS, FAILURE TO CALIBRATE THE FLOW METER AND RETAIN MONITORING AND CALIBRATION RECORDS, AND FAILURE TO PROPERLY CAPTURE AND REMOVE SLUDGES FROM THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY, AND TO PROPERLY OPERATE SAID FACILITY TO ALLOW DISINFECTION OF DISCHARGES BY THE UV SYSTEM.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF ATKINSON, NEBRASKANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
ATKINSON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
700 SOUTH MAIN STREET, ATKINSON, NE, 68713
Registry ID: 110011036217
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF ATKINSON, NEBRASKAentered 2020-02-24
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2020-02-24Final Order Issued
- 2020-02-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-03-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2025-05-02NPDES Closed
- 2025-05-02Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602155131
- Case number
- 07-2020-0083
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2020-0083 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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