EPA v. OGLALA SIOUX WATER AND SEWER COMPANY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
THIS AO IS ISSUED FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT AND THE NPDES PERMIT ON JULY 13, 2011, FOR AN SSO WHEN A FACILITY DISCOVERED SEWAGE SEEPING FROM A MANHOLE NEXT TO A LIFT STATION, RESULTING IN SURFACE CONTAMINATION OF UNTREATED SANITARY SEWAGE.
Defendants (1)
- OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE WATER AND SEWER COMPANYNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
PINE RIDGE COMMUNITY LAGOON
NW1/4 SEC 14 T35N R45W, PINE RIDGE, SD, 57770-2070
Registry ID: 110071730865
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
OGLALA SIOUX WATER AND SEWER COMPANYentered 2012-02-07
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2012-02-07Final Order Issued
- 2012-02-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2021-07-30NPDES Closed
- 2021-07-30Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600099872
- Case number
- 08-2012-0025
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 08
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 08-2012-0025 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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