EPA v. City of North Las Vegas
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) have reached an agreement with the City of North Las Vegas to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations in its pretreatment program. The agreement requires the City to develop, fund and implement an industrial pretreatment program, and pay a penalty of $192,500 each to the State of Nevada and the federal government.
Defendants (1)
- City of North Las VegasNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
CITY OF NORTH LAS VEGAS WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY
APN 14016401007, UNINCORPORATED CLARK COUNTY, NV, 89156
Registry ID: 110064647663
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
City of North Las Vegasentered 2017-11-27
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $192,500 · State/local: $192,500
Timeline (7 milestones)
- 2015-09-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2015-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 2017-09-27Final Order Lodged
- 2017-09-27Complaint Filed With Court
- 2017-11-27Final Order Entered
- 2018-11-27NPDES Closed
- 2018-11-27Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600392013
- Case number
- 09-2015-1516
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 09
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 09-2015-1516 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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