EPA v. Colorado Department of Corrections
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
This administrative order for compliance is issued to the Colorado Department of Corrections for a significant number of exceedances of their NPDES permit limits from 6/1/99 to present. These include Chemical Oxygen Demand, BOD, Chloride, Total Suspended Solids, Ammonia, Oil and Grease and pH.
Defendants (1)
- Colorado Department of CorrectionsNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
COLORADO DEPT OF CORRECTIONS
2862 SOUTH CIRCLE DRIVE SUITE 400, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 80906
Registry ID: 110011493776
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Colorado Department of Correctionsentered 2003-05-01
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2003-05-01Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2003-05-01Final Order Issued
- 2003-05-22Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 96433
- Case number
- 08-2003-0099
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2003-0099 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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