EPA v. CITY OF PLUMMER WWTP, ID - PENALTY ORDER

Case summary

On September 18, 2017, Region 10 filed a consent agreement and final order resolving violations of the Clean Water Act by City of Plummer Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Plummer, Idaho. Respondent, which operates the sewage treatment plant, exceeded its NPDES permit limits for pH, Escherichia coli ( E. coli ), biochemical oxygen demand ( BOD ), total suspended solids ( TSS ), total ammonia and total phosphorus. The City agreed to pay a penalty of $2,500 and to a compliance order that requires the City to construct upgrades to the plant including an equalization project by July 31, 2018. The upgrades will minimize the occurrence of future effluent limit violations.

Defendants (1)

• City of Plummer, IDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• PLUMMER, CITY OF - PLUMMER WWTP

  324 TOETLY ROAD (COEUR D'ALENE RESERVATION), PLUMMER, ID, 83851

  Registry ID: 110013719075

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITY OF PLUMMER, IDAHO - CONSENT AGREEMENT AND FINAL ORDERentered 2017-09-18

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2017-06-08Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2017-09-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2017-09-18Final Order Issued
• 2017-10-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2017-10-02NPDES Closed