EPA v. Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sewer Department

Case summary

On September 15 and 16, 2015 EPA Region 8 NPDES inspectors inspected 14 wastewater treatment facilities located in the Rosebud Reservation, South Dakota and managed by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Water & Sewer ? Mni Wiconi O&M. Operation and maintenance issues were observed at all 14 facilities.

Defendants (1)

• Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sewer Revenue DepartmentNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (15)

• BUTTE CREEK LAGOON

  NE1/4, SEC.36, T41N, R27W, WOOD, SD, 57585

  Registry ID: 110009792732

• SOUTH IDEAL LAGOON

  NE 1/4 OF SECTION 33, T99N, R76W, 5TH PM, WINNER, SD, 57570

  Registry ID: 110020144084

• PARMELEE COMMUNITY

  NE1/4, SEC. 30, T39N, R31W, PARMELEE, SD, 57566

  Registry ID: 110012356930

• ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE WATER AND SEWER

  P.O. BOX 430, ROSEBUD, SD, 57570

  Registry ID: 110046338682

• TWO STRIKES COMMUNITY

  SW1/4, SEC. 8, T37N, R30W, TWO STRIKE, SD, 57570

  Registry ID: 110014408033

• OKREEK COMMUNITY LAGOON

  NW1/4, SEC. 15, T39N, R26W, OKREEK, SD, 57570

  Registry ID: 110010952834

• COMMUNITY OF HORSE CREEK

  NW1/4, SEC. 11, T41N, R29W, WHITE RIVER, SD, 57579

  Registry ID: 110020148464

• SOLDIER CREEK - SOUTH

  NW1/4, SEC. 33, T39N, R30W, SOLDIER CREEK, SD, 57570

  Registry ID: 110020148507

• WHITE HORSE COMMUNITY

  SW1/4, SEC. 1, T38N, R28W, WHITE HORSE, SD, 57570

  Registry ID: 110039382708

• COMMUNITY OF NORTH IDEAL

  NW1/4, SEC. 22, T101N, R76W, IDEAL, SD, 57541

  Registry ID: 110028184042

• SPRING CREEK, COMMUNITY OF

  SE1/4, SEC. 1, T36N, R32W, SPRING CREEK, SD, 57572

  Registry ID: 110035857882

• SWIFT BEAR COMMUNITY

  SW1/4, SEC. 34, T42N, R29W, WHITE RIVER, SD, 57579

  Registry ID: 110009792705

• COMMUNITY OF BLACK PIPE

  SW 1/4 OF SECTION 36, T41N, R33W,, NORRIS, SD, 57560

  Registry ID: 110028184033

• ROSEBUD COMMUNITY SEWER SYSTEM

  NW1/4, SEC. 22, T38N, R30W, ROSEBUD, SD, 57570

  Registry ID: 110071361464

• ST. FRANCIS LAGOON

  SE1/4 S30, T37N, R30W & NE1/4 S29, T37N, R30W, SAINT FRANCIS, SD, 57572

  Registry ID: 110028184051

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sewer Departmententered 2016-10-13

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2016-10-13Final Order Issued
• 2017-02-10Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-07-29NPDES Closed
• 2021-07-29Enforcement Action Closed