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CARTHAGE, CITY OF

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 37794

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Case

Case Number
06-1998-0097
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
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Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. CITY OF CARTHAGE 1.5 MILES EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 59 AND 79 CARTHAGE, PANOLA COUNTY, TEXAS 75633 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: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAIL- ING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED AN EXPLAINING WHY SUCH ACTIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT THE RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLA- TIONS, AND C) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, IF THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT BELIEVE IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMPLY WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A SCHEDULE TO COMPLY WITHIN THE SHORTEST TIME POS- SIBLE.

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