EPA v. City of Louisville

Case summary

This Complaint proposes a penalty for failing to implement its approved pretreatment program in multiple areas. Violations addressed by the Consent Order include: violations of the City?s manganese limit in its NPDES permit, pass through, failure to submit a complete annual pretreatment report, failure to maintain a list of SIUs, failure to control indirect discharges from SIUs, failure to include all required elements in permits issued to other SIUs, failure to create required sampling records, failure to develop and implement procedures to evaluate significant noncompliance by industrial users, failure to implement procedures to investigate noncompliance, failure to analyze SIU reports, failure to implements the City?s updated pretreatment ordinance, and failure to enforce against industrial users. Violations were observed during the July 11 and 12, 2013 EPA inspection. An Administrative Order on Consent (CWA-08-2014-0014) requiring the City address these violations was entered into on March 7, 2014. The EPA alleges that the City violated the NPDES permit�s manganese effluent limit as a result of pass through from two City-owned drinking water treatment plants and failed to implement various aspects of its EPA approved pretreatment program. The City and EPA entered into an Administrative Order on Consent on 3/7/14 to address the violations. The City has agreed to pay a civil administrative penalty of $25,000 to resolve its civil penalty liability for these violations.

Defendants (1)

• City of LouisvilleNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• LOUISVILLE WWTF

  1601 EMPIRE RD, LOUISVILLE, CO, 80027

  Registry ID: 110002041040

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• City of Louisvilleentered 2017-12-15

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $25,000

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2017-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-09-29Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-12-15Final Order Issued
• 2018-06-05NPDES Closed
• 2018-06-05Enforcement Action Closed