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NEW IBERIA, CITY OF

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 37818

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Case Number
06-1998-0121
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 NEW IBERIA, LUOISIANA PARKER STREET, 3.5 MILES EAST OF THE CITY NEW IBERIA, IBERIA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70560 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY 1) DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS, 2) FAILING TO MEET THE SCHEDULE FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND ATTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PERMIT, 3) ALLOWING NUMEROUS LEAKS OF UNTREATED AND PARTIALLY TREATED SEWAGE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, 4) INADEQUATE OPERATION AND MAIN- TENANCE OF THE FACILITY, 5) DISCHARGES OF SOLIDS FROM THE FACILITY, 6) INACCURATE CALIBRATIONS AND READINGS OF FLOW AND 7) AND BY ALLOWING UNAUTHORIZED BYPASSES/OVERFLOWS FROM THE FACILITY. 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 RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND EXPLAINING WHY SUCH ACTIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE

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