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CARTHAGE, CITY OF, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY

Administrative - Formal · FY1999 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 39565

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Case

Case Number
06-1999-0901
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, A TEXAS MUNICIPALITY 1.5 MILES EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAYS 59 AND 79 CATHAGE, 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. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS, TAKE COR- RECTIVE ACTION TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS; B) WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN, EXPLAINING HOW THESE ACTIONS WILL PREVENT RECURRENCE, AND C) IF NOT POS- SIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, WITHIN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO DO SO.

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