EPA v. AVISTA CORPORATION - CABINET GORGE POWER STATION
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
The AVISTA Corporation owns and operates the Cabinet Gorge Power Station. The Cabinet Gorge Power Station is permitted to discharge sanitary wastewater produced by the employees of the station. During the period from January 2007 to October 2011, the facility had 1,314 violations. Pollutants involved include TSS, E.coli, pH, chlorine, BOD, and fecal coliform. The compliance agreement requires Avista Corporation to pay an administrative penalty of $172,000.
Defendants (1)
- Avista CorporationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
AVISTA CORPORATION - CABINET GORGE POWER STATION
61940 HIGHWAY 200, CLARK FORK, ID, 83811
Registry ID: 110055088391
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
AVISTA CORPORATION - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2012-02-24
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $172,000
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2011-12-01Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2012-02-24Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2012-02-24Final Order Issued
- 2012-03-09NPDES Closed
- 2012-03-09Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 2600077914
- Case number
- 10-2012-0044
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 10
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- NPDES Permit Violations
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 10-2012-0044 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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