EPA v. PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD & INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITY
Final Order No Penalty
Case summary
Region 10 Settles with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (Bremerton, Washington) for CWA Violations On September 10, 2020, Region 10 signed into effect a Federal Facility Compliance Agreement with the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. This naval facility is the largest in the Pacific Northwest and the only one large enough to handle aircraft carriers. The facility is NPDES permitted to discharge process wastewater into Sinclair Inlet, Puget Sound. The wastewater discharges from facility has been exceeding the copper limit. This problem has persisted for many years. This agreement requires the Navy to take corrective action measures to reduce the amount of copper being discharged from the facility. Doing so will improve water quality in Sinclair Inlet which is a known adronamous fish passage water.
Defendants (1)
- PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (6)
US NAVY - PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD
1400 FARRAGUT AVENUE, BREMERTON, WA, 98314-5001
Registry ID: 110006894833
US NAVY - PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD
1400 FARRAGUT AVENUE, BREMERTON, WA, 98314-5001
Registry ID: 110006894833
US NAVY - PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD
1400 FARRAGUT AVENUE, BREMERTON, WA, 98314-5001
Registry ID: 110006894833
US NAVY - PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD
1400 FARRAGUT AVENUE, BREMERTON, WA, 98314-5001
Registry ID: 110006894833
US NAVY - PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD
1400 FARRAGUT AVENUE, BREMERTON, WA, 98314-5001
Registry ID: 110006894833
US NAVY - PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD
1400 FARRAGUT AVENUE, BREMERTON, WA, 98314-5001
Registry ID: 110006894833
Statutes cited
- CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations
Enforcement conclusions (1)
PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD & INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE FACILITYentered 2020-09-10
Primary law: CWA
Timeline (3 milestones)
- 2020-08-12Enforcement Action Data Entered
- 2020-09-10Final Order Issued
- 2020-09-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 3602256144
- Case number
- 10-2020-0149
- 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 10-2020-0149 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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