EPA v. Tafuna Sewage Treatment Plant AOC

Case summary

ASPA requested to change the due date of item 29(g), for the sludge press installation requirement in the Tafuna Sewage Treatment Plant AOC (Docket No. CWA-309-2022-007) from October 31, 2024 to January 31, 2025. The American Samoa Power Authority agreed to an Administrative Order on Consent with EPA for violations of the Clean Water Act at the Tafuna Sewage Treatment Plant, including failure to properly operate and maintain its UV disinfection system, failure to demonstrate that sewage sludge did not contain free liquids prior to disposal in a landfill, and failure to conduct and report effluent and receiving water monitoring. The Order requires the American Samoa Power Authority to resume and improve permit requirement monitoring and reporting, create and maintain a spare part inventory for the UV disinfection system, and improve sludge drying capacity by installing additional sludge drying beds and a sludge press.

Defendants (1)

• Wallon YoungNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TAFUNA SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

  FOGAGOGO, TUTUILA ISLAND, PAGO PAGO, AS, 96799

  Registry ID: 110039976808

Statutes cited

• CWA 405 — Sewage Sludge Disposal
• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• Tafuna Sewage Treatment Plant AOCentered 2022-08-02

  Primary law: CWA

• Tafuna Sewage Treatment Plant AOCentered 2025-01-31

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2022-08-02Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-08-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2025-01-31Final Order Issued