# LAKE CHARLES, THE CITY OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY1999 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `38874`
- **Case Number:** 06-1999-0199
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
- **Penalty assessed:** —
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** —
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- LAKE CHARLES, THE CITY OF (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(A).                                          2. THE CITY OF LAKE CHARLES, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY           1132 W. 18TH STREET (PLANT A)                                LAKE CHARLES, CALCASIEU PARISH, LOUISIANA 70601           3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY WHICH 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) TO THE RESPONDENT.       THE AO ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) EFFICIENTLY OPERATE     AND MAINTAIN THE TREATMENT WORKS SO AS TO DISCHARGE EF-      FLUENT WHICH DOES NOT EXCEED THE FINAL LIMITATIONS AND       MONITORING REQUIREMENTS OF ITS PERMIT, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS,    TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE    AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE NON-COMPLYING DISCHARGES,      AND WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A REPORT DETAILING THE            SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN WHY THEY WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE,     C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE NON-COMPLYING DIS-         CHARGES WITHIN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPRE-     HENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO IN THE SHORTEST REASONABLE TIME,       AND D) WITHIN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW     CAUSE.

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