EPA v. CITY OF GUSTINE
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Case summary
THIS IS A (UNILATERAL) ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER FOR COMPLIANCE PURSUANT TO CWA 309A ISSUED TO THE CITY OF GUSTINE, CALIFORNIA. THE CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT HAS CHRONIC EFFLUENT VIOLATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND (BOD) AND TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (TSS), AS WELL AS COLIFORM BACTERIA VIOLATIONS AND POSSIBLE PASS THROUGH. THIS ORDER DIRECTS THE CITY TO DEVELOP A PRETREATMENT PROGRAM TO CONTROL LOCAL INDIRECT USERS (IU) THAT DISCHARGE TO THE CITY'S TREATMENT PLANT.
Defendants (1)
- CITY OF GUSTINENamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
GUSTINE WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
26501 CARNATION ROAD, GUSTINE, CA, 95322
Registry ID: 110002045616
Statutes cited
- CWA 308A — Clean Water Act
- CWA 309 — Violation of Existing AO
- CWA 301/307 — Effluent Limitations - NPDES Toxic & Pretreatment Effluent Standards
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF GUSTINEentered 1998-07-08
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 1998-07-08Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 1998-07-08Final Order Issued
- 1998-07-08Enforcement Action Closed
- 1998-07-13Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 52933
- Case number
- 09-1998-0056
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- Branch
- WATER
- EPA region
- 09
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-1998-0056 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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