EPA v. CITY OF TENSED

Case summary

On April 4, 2022, Region 10 issued an consent agreement with the City of Tensed for its Wastewater Treatment Facility in Tensed Idaho. The City of Tensed failed to meet effluent standards for of Total Suspended Solids, Total Residual Chlorine, E. coli Bacteria, and Biochemical Oxygen Demand. Additionally, they failed to adequately and timely summarize monitoring results, failed to maintain proper sample preservation temperatures, failed to develop a Quality Assurance Plan, failed to update the Operations and Maintenance Plan, failed to develop an Emergency Response and Public Notification Plan, and failed to develop a Facility Plan. City of Tensed agreed to pay a penalty of $2,500 and return to compliance under a previous administrative order filed in February 2022.

Defendants (1)

• CITY OF TENSEDNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• TENSED, CITY OF - TENSED WWTP

  1/4 MILE W OF INTERSECTION OF 3RD ST AND G ST, TENSED, ID, 83870

  Registry ID: 110070055108

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CITY OF TENSEDentered 2022-04-04

  Primary law: CWA

  Federal penalty: $2,500

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2022-02-09Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2022-04-04Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2022-04-04Final Order Issued
• 2022-07-05Enforcement Action Closed
• 2022-07-05NPDES Closed