EPA v. KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH MOUNTAIN POINT AND FOREST PARK WWTF'S - PENALTY ORDER
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
On March 28, 2017, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, located in Ketchikan, Alaska. Respondent, which operates two wastewater treatment facilities, discharged pollutants to waters of the U.S. and exceeded its NPDES permit limits for sewage related pollutants, including fecal coliform. The Borough upgraded their sampling equipment and developed and implemented a quality assurance project plan that will ensure accurate sampling and laboratory analysis in the future. The Borough agreed to pay a penalty of $9,250.
Defendants (1)
- Ketchikan Gateway BoroughNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (2)
FOREST PARK WWTF
1900 FIRST AVENUE, KETCHIKAN, AK, 99901
Registry ID: 110028073251
MOUNTAIN POINT WWTF
5541 SOUTH TONGASS HIGHWAY, KETCHIKAN, AK, 99901
Registry ID: 110064600454
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH MOUNTAIN POINT AND FOREST PARK WWTF'S - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2017-03-28
Primary law: CWA
Federal penalty: $9,250
Timeline (5 milestones)
- 2017-01-23Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2017-03-28Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2017-03-28Final Order Issued
- 2017-04-10NPDES Closed
- 2017-04-10Enforcement Action Closed
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3600913393
- Case number
- 10-2017-0051
- 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 10-2017-0051 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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