# PONCHATOULA, THE CITY OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY
> **Administrative - Formal** · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty
## Case
- **Activity ID:** `41078`
- **Case Number:** 06-2001-0176
- **Type:** Administrative - Formal
- **Lead:** EPA
- **Outcome:** Final Order With Penalty
- **Penalty assessed:** $20K
- **Cost recovery:** —
- **Compliance action $:** $166K
- **Multimedia (multi-env):** N
## Defendants
- PONCHATOULA, THE CITY OF (complaint) (settlement)
## Summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C.     SECTION 1319(G).                                          2. THE CITY OF PONCHATOULA, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY            SOUTH OF THE CITY, APPRX. 250' EAST OF HIGHWAY 51 AND        INTERSTATE 55                                                PONCHATOULA, TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LOUISIANA 70454           3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY     DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS TO WATERS OF THE U.S. IN AMOUNTS      EXCEEDING THE EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS CONTAINED IN THE PER-     MIT.                                                      4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA     PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $137,500 FOR THE VIOLA-    TIONS CITED.

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