EPA v. CITY OF CLANTON ALABAMA
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Respondent failed to comply with certain requirements of Section 405 of the CWA, Disposal or Use of Sewage Sludge, and regulations promulgated there under at 40 C.F.R. Part 503. Specifically, the EPA alleges Respondent land applied sewage sludge in 2018 and 2019 to agricultural fields in excess of the permitted ceiling limits for Nickel, in violation of 40 C.F.R.? 503.13(a).
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF CLANTON, ALABAMANamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
WALNUT CREEK WWTP
1574 CHILTON COUNTY ROAD 51, CLANTON, AL, 35046
Registry ID: 110006644480
Statutes cited
- CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF CLANTON ALABAMAentered 2020-04-14
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $15,000
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2020-04-14Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2020-04-14Final Order Issued
- 2020-04-15Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-04-30Pipeline Closed
- 2020-04-30Compliance Achieved
- 2020-04-30NPDES Closed
- 2020-04-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602174548
- Case number
- 07-2020-0100
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 07
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Sewage Sludge Disposal
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 07-2020-0100 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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