EPA v. SKAGWAY, CY OF
Voluntarily Dismissed After Filing
Case summary
THE SUIT ALLEGES THAT THE CITY OF SKAGWAY VIOLATED ITS NPDES PERMIT FOR ITS POTW BY DISCONTINUING OPERATIONS AT THE TREATMENT PLANT IN 1979 AND ALLOWING UNTREATED SEWAGE TO BE DISCHARGED TO MARINE WATERS. SINCE FILING OF THE COMPLAINT, THE CITY HAS BEEN JOINED BY THE PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION IN SUCCESSFULLY ATTACKING EPA REGS LIMITING APPLICABILITY OF CWA SECTION 301(H) WAIVERS. EPA HAS REFORMED ITS REGS AND SKAGWAY HAS APPLIED FOR A WAIVER. EPA HAS BEGUN PERMIT ISSUANCE PROCEDURE. CASE IS STAYED BY THE CT IN INTERIM.
Defendants (1)
- SKAGWAY, ALASKA, CITY OFNamed in complaint
Facilities (1)
SKAGWAY CY OF POTW
1ST & MAIN ST, SKAGWAY, AK, 99840
Registry ID: 110010622978
Statutes cited
- CWA 402 — Clean Water Act
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Timeline (6 milestones)
- 1979-07-13Referred To Headquarters
- 1979-07-16Referred To Dept Of Justice
- 1979-07-18Referred TO U.S. Attorney
- 1979-07-20Complaint Filed With Court
- 1983-10-07Concluded
- 1983-10-07Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 53939
- Case number
- 10-1979-0004
- Lead agency
- EPA
- HQ division
- WAT
- EPA region
- 10
- Multimedia
- No
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Clean Water Act
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-1979-0004 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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