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PAMPA, CITY OF, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 38032

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Case Number
06-1998-0338
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 PAMPA, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY NORTH BANK OF RED DEER CREEK, 3400' NORTHEAST OF STATE HIGHWAY LOOP 171, APPROX. 3.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE IN- TERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 60 AND STATE HIGHWAY 273 PAMPA, GRAY COUNTY, TEXAS 79066 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY THAT EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERS THE RESPONDENT 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 AC- TIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT RECUR- RENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, AND C) IF PERMITTEE BELIEVES COMPLETE CORRECTION OF THE VIOLATIONS IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A COM- PREHENSIVE PLAN FOR ELIMINATION AND PREVENTION OF VIOLA- TIONS IN THE SHORTEST TIME POSSIBLE.

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