EPA v. EBMUD & Satellites Consolidated CD CWA 402

Case summary

For violations under the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reached a settlement with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) and seven East Bay communities to conduct extensive system repairs aimed at eliminating millions of gallons of sewage discharges into San Francisco Bay. EBMUD and the communities will assess and upgrade their 1,500 mile-long sewer system infrastructure over a 21-year period. The work is expected to cost approximately $1.5 billion. The entities will pay civil penalties of $1.5 million for past sewage discharges that violated federal environmental law.

Defendants (1)

• EBMUDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (10)

• POINT ISABEL WWF

  2755 ISABEL STREET, RICHMOND, CA, 94804

  Registry ID: 110055987491

• POINT ISABEL WWF

  2755 ISABEL STREET, RICHMOND, CA, 94804

  Registry ID: 110055987491

• BERKELEY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM

  BERKELY CITY LIMITS, BERKELEY, CA, 9999

  Registry ID: 110010488221

• STEGE SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM

  EL CERRITO, UNINCORP KENSINGTON, RICHMOND ANNEX, EL CERRITO, CA, 9999

  Registry ID: 110006657251

• EMERYVILLE SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM

  EMERYVILLE CITY LIMITS, EMERYVILLE, CA, 94608

  Registry ID: 110017860849

• ALAMEDA SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM

  ALAMEDA CITY LIMITS, ALAMEDA, CA, 9999

  Registry ID: 110064331398

• ALBANY WET WEATHER BYPASS

  BUCHANAN ST EXTENSION, ALBANY, CA, 94706

  Registry ID: 110037257045

• PIEDMONT SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM

  PIEDMONT CITY LIMITS, PIEDMONT, CA, 9999

  Registry ID: 110002759079

• EAST BAY MUD

  375 11TH ST, OAKLAND, CA, 94607

  Registry ID: 110066030903

• OAKLAND SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEM

  OAKLAND CITY LIMITS, OAKLAND, CA, 9999

  Registry ID: 110064331414

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• EBMUD & Satellites Consolidated CD CWA 402entered 2014-09-22

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $1,276,778

Timeline (6 milestones)

• 2008-12-01Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2013-05-20Complaint Filed With Court
• 2014-07-28Final Order Lodged
• 2014-09-22Final Order Entered
• 2014-09-26Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2018-04-27Demand for Stipulated Penalties