EPA v. City of Piedmont Collection System

Case summary

This is an Administrative Order (AO) for compliance pursuant to CWA 309(a)issued to the City of Piedmont. 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 Piedmont 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 the EBMUD's wet weather facilities. Superseded by EBMUD & Satellites Consolidated Consent Decree Case 09-2014-1503 Lodged 07/28/2014

Defendants (1)

• City of PiedmontNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PIEDMONT-WET WTHR SEWER BYPASS

  120 VISTA AVE, PIEDMONT, CA, 94611

  Registry ID: 110002759079

• PIEDMONT SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM

  PIEDMONT CITY LIMITS, PIEDMONT, CA, 9999

  Registry ID: 110002759079

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• City of Piedmont Collection Systementered 2009-11-18

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (2 milestones)

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