EPA v. City of Alameda Collection System

Case summary

This is an Administrative Order (AO) for compliance pursuant to CWA 309(a)issued to the City of Alameda. The AO cites violations of their NPDES permit prohibitions including sanitary sewer overflows from the City's collection system to storm drains and to waters of the United States, and causing and/or contributing to overflows at EBMUD's wet weather facilities. The Order directs the City of Alameda to take steps to eliminate sewage spills (SSOs)and to control Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) into the City's collection system to help prevent unpermitted discharges from EBMUD's wet weather facilities.

Defendants (1)

• City of AlamedaNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• ALAMEDA SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM

  ALAMEDA CITY LIMITS, ALAMEDA, CA, 9999

  Registry ID: 110064331398

• ALAMEDA-WET WTHR SEWER BYPASS

  ALAMEDA POINT, BLD 1, RM 110, ALAMEDA, CA, 94502

  Registry ID: 110010059328

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• City of Alameda Collection Systementered 2009-11-18

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

• 2009-11-18Final Order Issued
• 2009-12-08Enforcement Action Data Entered