EPA v. Blackfeet Solid Waste - Blackfeet Tribe
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
Settlement agreement for allegations by the EPA that the Blackfeet Tribe (Tribe) has violated the Clean Water Act at the Starr School Wastewater Treatment Facility (Facility) located on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana for unpermitted discharges of pollutants and failing to follow permit requirements.
Defendants (1)
- Blackfeet TribeNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
STARR SCHOOL WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOON
SECTION 25 TOWNSHIP 33 RANGE 12W, BROWNING, MT, 59417
Registry ID: 110070029558
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
Blackfeet Solid Waste - Blackfeet Tribeentered 2023-07-13
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $8,790 · SEP: $35,710
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2023-07-13Final Order Issued
- 2023-07-13Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2023-07-28Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2024-10-16NPDES Closed
- 2024-10-16Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3603664280
- Case number
- 08-2023-0109
- 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 08-2023-0109 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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