EPA v. QUEETS WWTP - ACO (CWA NPDES)

Case summary

On November 10, 2025, Region 10 issued an administrative order on consent ( Order ) to the Quinault Indian Tribe ( Respondent ) resolving violations of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Quinault Indian Nation Queets Village Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit, located in Queets, Washington. Alleged violations include effluent limit violations for 5-day biological oxygen demand (BOD5) and total suspended solids (TSS), failure to report discharge monitoring reports, failure to have an industrial user survey, failure to develop a quality assurance plan, failure to have an overflow emergency response and public information plan, failure to report occurrences of noncompliance, failure to take representative samples, failure to properly operate and maintain the composite sampler, failure to have pH calibration records, and failure to maintain a copy of the NPDES permit. This Order requires the Respondent to develop and implement an industrial user survey, a quality assurance plan, and an overflow and emergency response and public information plan within 180 days and to install a composite sampler within 180 days. The Respondent is required to submit quarterly reports for a duration of two years. The estimated cost of injunctive relief in $12,500.

Defendants (1)

• Quinault ReservationNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• QUINAULT INDIAN NATION - QUEETS VILLAGE WWTP

  RIVERFRONT BLVD, QUEETS, WA, 98331

  Registry ID: 110017358009

Statutes cited

• CWA 301/402 — NPDES Permit Violations

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• QUEETS WWTP - ACO (CWA NPDES)entered 2025-11-10

  Primary law: CWA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2025-11-10Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
• 2025-11-10Final Order Issued
• 2025-11-13Enforcement Action Data Entered