EPA v. RED RIVER RANGER STATION WWTF (FF)

Case summary

Under agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Forest Service is required to upgrade its wastewater treatment plant at the Red River Ranger Station in Elk City, ID to address violations of its discharge permit. The facility is authorized to discharge wastewater if the U.S. Forest Service complies with specific effluent limits within its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits. Between January 2007 and December 2011, the facility routinely exceeded permit limits for total suspended solids, biochemical oxygen demand, total residual chlorine and pH. The agreement identifies steps that the U.S. Forest Service must implement within specified dates including the construction of new wastewater treatment system.

Defendants (1)

• Department of Agriculture, U.S. Forest ServiceNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• U.S. FOREST SERVICE - RED RIVER RANGER STATION WWTF

  105 WORK CENTER ROAD, ELK CITY, ID, 83525

  Registry ID: 110064242225

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• US FOREST SERVICE, RED RIVER RANGER STATION WWTF - FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT (FF)entered 2012-06-14

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (4 milestones)

• 2012-01-31Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2012-06-14Final Order Issued
• 2022-06-15NPDES Closed
• 2022-06-15Enforcement Action Closed