# CITY OF HOLYOKE
> **Judicial** · FY2016 · — · —
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `3601757591`
- **Case Number:** 01-2016-2036
- **Type:** Judicial
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** —
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** —
## Defendants
- City of Holyoke (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

On March 23, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a consent decree in federal court that will resolve violations of the Clean Water Act and corresponding Massachusetts laws by the City of Holyoke, Massachusetts.  The City will be required to take action to reduce future pollutant discharges from its sewer collection and stormwater systems into the Connecticut River.  The City will conduct further sewer separation work that will eliminate or reduce combined sewer overflow discharges. The consent decree includes a $50,000 penalty for past National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit violations.  As Holyoke is an Environmental Justice community, compliance with this Consent Decree, and ultimately the Clean Water Act, will benefit a community that is already economically disadvantaged.


9/26/16  EPA referred the City of Holyoke, MA to the Dept of Justice for violation of the Clean Water Act.  Holyoke's CSO discharges violate the terms of the City's NPDES permit.  The City also has other unauthorized discharges from its collection system.  While the City has taken steps to address its CSO discharges over the years pursuant to a number of EPA-issued administrative orders, it needs to finalize and implement a CSO long term control plan. 

2/21/19  The City of Holyoke, MA entered into a partial consent decree with the U.S. and Commonwealth of MA that was lodged with the court on February 21, 2019.   A complaint was filed the same day.  Under the terms of the

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