# BOGALUSA, THE CITY OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38275`
- **Case Number:** 06-1998-0583
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $12.00M
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- BOGALUSA, THE CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. CITY OF BOGALUSA, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY                   APPROX. 90' OFF THE SOUTHERN END OF MEMPHIS STREET           BOGALUSA, WASHINGTON PARISH, LOUISIANA 70429-1179         3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OD SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     FAILING TO COMPLETE THE NECESSARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT       PLANT IMPROVEMENTS SCHEDULE NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH THE     FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS FOR COPPER.                    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) PERMITTEE EFFECTIVE-    LY OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT       AND THE EXPANDED/UPGRADED PLANT, SO AS TO DISCHARGE EF-      FLUENT WHICH DOES NOT EXCEED THE PERMIT LIMITS AND FOLLOW    THE INTERIM LIMITATIONS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO    TO DEC. 31, 1999; (B) COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF WASTEWATER    TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS BY DEC. 31, 1999; (C) REPORT    COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS NO         LATER THAN 14 DAYS FOLLOWING THE DATE OF SPECIFIC ACTION;    (D) SUBMIT CONSTRUCTION REPORTS DURING THE MONTHS OF JAN.    AND JUL., UNTIL COMPLETIONOF PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS; AND      (E) REPORT ALL INSTANCES OF NONCOMPLIANCE WITH INTERIM       EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS.

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