SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 - ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER ON CONSENT
In April of 2023, the EPA reviewed its Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS)which showed that MBCI was in violation of the Effluent Limitations Section of the Permit, Section I.A.1. Specifically, MBCI violated effluent limits for total suspended solids (21 counts), total residual chlorine (7 counts), 5-day biochemical oxygen demand (3 counts), nitrogen as ammonia (2 counts), and E.coli (19 counts).
Further, the ICIS review revealed 10 counts of late DMR submittals, in violation of the Reporting, Monitoring, and Recording Requirements Section of the Permit Section II.A.1c.
On February 9, 2024, the EPA sent a Notice of Violations (NOV) letter to MBCI regarding violations identified in its review of ICIS. The NOV noted effluent limitation violations of the Permit as well as the late DMR violations.
On March 28, 2024, the EPA and representatives of MBCI Department of Utilities held a conference call to discuss the Permit violations. MBCI confirmed the Permit violations and drafted a report dated April 12, 2024, explaining the violations, and detailing corrective actions to address them.
MBCI has violated the Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements Section (Part I.A) of the Permit, issued pursuant to Section 402 of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. ? 1342, by discharging pollutants into the Pottock Creek tributary to Pearl River, a navigable water and water of the United States, in excess of the limitations al