EPA v. WAPATO, CITY OF WWTP

Case summary

On June 10, 2021, Region 10 filed an Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to address violations of the Clean Water Act by the City of Wapato's wastewater treatment facility, located at 68170 U.S. Highway 97, Wapato, Washington 98951. The AOC requires the City to take specific actions to prevent continued effluent exceedance violations of its copper and zinc parameters, which have led to over 3,000 effluent exceedance violations. Those action include seeking an engineering solution to eliminate the exceedance of allowable limits of copper and zinc; seeking funding from the Washington Department of Ecology (WDOE) to aid in paying for the implementation of the engineering plan, and implementation of the engineering plan.

Defendants (1)

• WAPATO, CITY OFNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• WAPATO, CITY OF - WAPATO WWTP

  68172 HIGHWAY 97 (YAKAMA RESERVATION), WAPATO, WA, 98951

  Registry ID: 110009763461

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• WAPATO, CITY OF WWTPentered 2021-06-10

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-05-17Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2021-06-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2021-06-10Final Order Issued