EPA v. VEBLEN, CITY OF
Case summary
04/22/92: THE CITY OF VEBLEN OWNS AND OPERATES A WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY LOCATED IN MARSHALL COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA, WHICH DISCHARGES EFFLUENT TO THE LITTLE MINNESOTA RIVER. ON AT LEAST TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, RESPONDENT DISCHARGED WASTEWATER FROM ITS FACILITY WITHOUT SAMPLING AND REPORTING THE DISCHARGE TO EPA AND THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA. PERSONNEL FROM THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES BECAME AWARE OF DISCHARGES FROM THE WWTF ON JUNE 11, 1987 AND NOVEMBER 11, 1989.
Defendants (1)
- VEBLEN, CITY OFNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
VEBLEN CITY OF WWTP
1/4 MI NE OF CITY, VEBLEN, SD, 57270
Registry ID: 110010590627
Statutes cited
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
Timeline (2 milestones)
- 1992-02-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 1992-02-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 49092
- Case number
- 08-1992-0104
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 08
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Violation of Existing AO
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-1992-0104 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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