EPA v. CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The City of Rexburg operates a wastewater treatment facility which treats domestic sewage from approximately 20,000 local residents of the City of Rexburg, Sugar City, and Teton, as well as from commercial establishments. The facility also treats local industrial waste. During the period from September 2006 to present, the facility has been discharging treated wastewater to the Teton River without authorization under the CWA. The compliance agreement requires the city to pay an administrative penalty of $30,000. The city has also submitted an application for an NPDES permit.
Defendants (1)
- City of Rexburg, IdahoNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
REXBURG, CITY OF - REXBURG WWTP
525 NORTH 5TH WEST, REXBURG, ID, 83440
Registry ID: 110009726029
Statutes cited
- CWA 301 — NPDES Discharge without a Permit
Enforcement conclusions (1)
CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2012-01-10
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $30,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2011-11-14Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-01-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2012-01-10Final Order Issued
- 2012-01-31NPDES Closed
- 2012-01-31Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600074285
- Case number
- 10-2012-0013
- 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 10-2012-0013 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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