8/6/2014 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ISSUED.
ORDER STATES:
THE RESPONDENT SUBMITTED A RESPONSE TO THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY THE EPA'S SECTION 308 INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER, WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIMEFRAME. HOWEVER, A COMPARISION OF THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL (DHEC) UNDER ITS NPDES PERMIT REPORTING REQUIRMENTS REVEALED DISCREPANCIES.
THE RESPONDENT REPORTED A TOTAL OF 22 SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS (SSOs) TO DHEC FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 2008 TO SEPTEMBER 2013. HOWEVER, THE RESPONDENT REPORTED A TOTAL OF ONLY 6 SSOs TO THE EPA FOR THE SAME PERIOD.
THERFORE, THE EPA, REGION 4, HAD DETERMINED THAT THE RESPONDENT HAS VIOLATED SECTION 308(a) OF THE CWA.
ORDER REQUIRES:
RESPONDENT SHALL FULLY RESPOND TO INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER WITHIN SEVEN DAYS
ALL REPORTS, NOTIFICATIONS, DOCUMENTATION AND SUBMITTALS REQUIRED BY THIS ORDER SHALL BE SIGNED BY A DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RESPONDENT AS SPECIFIED BY 40 CFR SECTIONS 122.22(b)(2) AND (d).