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PARISH OF ASCENSION, A LOUISIANA PARISH GOVERNMENT

Administrative - Formal · FY2001 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 41098

Penalty
Cost recovery
$400K
Compliance action

Case

Case Number
06-2001-0196
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Multimedia
N
Self-disclosure
N

Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ) 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1318(A) AND 1319(A). 2. PARISH OF ASCENSION, A LOUISIANA PARISH GOVERNMENT 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE TOWN OF PRAIRIEVILLE, OFF GER- MANY ROAD, AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTRY DRIVE AND LIVE OAK DRIVE GONZALES, ASCENSION PARISH, LOUISIANA 70737 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM ITS FACILITY WHICH EXCEEDED PERMITTED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 308(A) AND 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED THE RESPONDENT AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) THAT ORDERED THE RESPONDENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS: 1) TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO CORRECT, ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE REPORTING AND EFFLUENT VIOLA- TIONS CITED; 2) SUBMIT CORRECTED DMRS AND NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTS REGARDIN GTHE VIOLATIONS CITED; AND 3) SUBMIT ALL FUTURE DMRS AND NONCOMPLIANCE REPORTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND THE TIME FRAMES SET IN THE PERMIT; AND B) WITHIN 45 DAYS, ARRANGE TO MEET WITH EPA AND SHOW CAUSE.

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