EPA v. METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY - TAMGAS CREEK SALMON HATCHERY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Region 10 Orders Metlakatla Indian Communitys Salmon Hatchery to Address Clean Water Act Violations (Metlakatla, AK) On July 22, 2011, Region 10 issued an administrative order on consent to the Metlakatla Indian Community, Tamgas Creek Salmon hatchery. The Metlakatla Indian Community is a federally recognized tribe that operates the salmon hatchery. The tribe has been discharging hatchery waste without authorization under an NPDES permit. The order requires the tribe to submit a permit application, monitor discharges, and submit analytical results to EPA.
Defendants (1)
- Metlakatla Indian CommunityNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY - TAMGAS CREEK SALMON HATCHERY
MILE 8 HATCHERY ROAD, ON ANNETTE ISLAND RESERVE, METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY, AK, 99926
Registry ID: 110011382182
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
METLAKATLA INDIAN COMMUNITY - TAMGAS CREEK SALMON HATCHERY - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENTentered 2011-07-22
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2010-10-19Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2011-07-22Final Order Issued
- 2018-12-01NPDES Closed
- 2018-12-01Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2200022673
- Case number
- 10-2011-0010
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2011-0010 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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