EPA v. Two Medicine Water Company
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The EPA and the Blackfeet tribal utility Two Medicine Water Company (TMWC) reached a penalty agreement of $40,000 to address past violations at two of its treatment facilities Browning Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Facility and Two Medicine Water Treatment Plant. Violations included unpermitted discharges of pollutants to surface waters, including a tributary of Willow Creek and a tributary of Two Medicine River, and the failure to complete required monitoring, reporting, and facility operations and maintenance activities. The TMWC has taken productive steps to remedy past violations, including obtaining discharge permits for both facilities and submitting documentation of required weekly inspections and monitoring conducted by the Company. The agreed penalty was paid on February 22, 2023.
Defendants (1)
- Two Medicine Water CompanyNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
BROWNING LAGOON
T32N, R11W, S9, BROWNING, MT, 59417
Registry ID: 110028111497
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Two Medicine Water Companyentered 2023-02-13
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $40,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2023-02-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-02-13Final Order Issued
- 2023-02-22NPDES Closed
- 2023-02-22Enforcement Action Closed
- 2023-04-05Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603560492
- Case number
- 08-2023-0044
- 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 08-2023-0044 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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