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PORT BARRE, CITY OF

Administrative - Formal · FY1996 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 36784

Penalty
Cost recovery
$1.50M
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-1996-0498
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C SECTION 1319(A)(3). 2. CITY OF PORT BARRE P.O. BOX 219 PORT BARRE, ST. LANDRY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70577 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITS OF ITS PERMIT AND FAILING TO COMPLETE AND REPORT ON IMPROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO COM- PLY WITH ITS FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A)(3) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RE- SPONDENT TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE FACILITY AS NOT TO EXCEED THE INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, COMPLETE ALL IM- PROVEMENTS NECESSARY TO COMPLY AND ACHIEVE SUSTAINED COM- PLIANCE WITH ITS PERMIT, REPORT NON-COMPLIANCE OR COM- PLIANCE WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS DURING MONTH OF AUG. 1998, SUBMIT CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS REPORTS UNTIL COMPLETION OF IMPROVEMENTS, REPORT ANY FUTURE EXCEEDANCES OF THE INTER- IM EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AND THE AO WILL NOT BE EXTENDED BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO OBTAIN FUNDING.

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