# GONZALES, LOUISIANA, TOWN OF
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1997 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `37642`
- **Case Number:** 06-1997-0817
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $7.50M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- GONZALES, LOUISIANA, TOWN OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. CITY OF GONZALES                                             120 SOUTH IRMA BOULEVARD                                     GONZALES, ASCENSION PARISH, LOUISIANA 70737               3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED       PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, AS SHOWN IN THE CERTIFIED    DMRS FILED WITH EPA.                                      4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA     ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) ORDERING THE RESPOND-    ENT TO: 1) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE       AO, TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIM-    INATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS IN THE        SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE, 2) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUB-    MIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN    TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND EXPLAIN WHY SUCH ACTIONS       ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF    OF THE VIOLATIONS, 3) ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING TASKS AND     COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: 1. BE-     GIN PREPARATION OF FACILITY PLAN AND PROVIDE I/I STUDIES     AS REQUIRED - COMPLETED; 2. BEGIN DESIGN OF WASTEWATER       TREATMENT FACILITY AND FORCE MAIN PROJECTS - COMPLETED;      3. BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY       PROJECT - SEPT. 15, 1997; 4. BEGI

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