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WINCHENDON WPCF

Judicial · FY2001 · — · Final Order With Penalty · 1521

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Case

Case Number
01-2001-0068
Type
Judicial
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Final Order With Penalty
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (1)

Summary

THE STATUTORY BASIS FOR THE ACTION IS CWA 309(B) AND (D), 33 U.S.C. SECTIONS 1319(B) AND (D). THE TOWN OF WINCHENDON HAS DISCHARGED, AND CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE POLLUTANTS FROM ITS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IN VIOLATION OF ITS NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PERMIT, AND CONTINUES TO DISCHARGE POLLUTANTS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION OF AN NPDES PERMIT. BOTH IN VIOLATION OF CWA SECTION 301(A). THE RELIEF SOUGHT IS A PENALTY AMOUNT AS WELL AS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF REQUIRING THE TOWN TO COMPLETE NECESSARY WORK AND EXPAND AND UPGRADE ITS WASTEWATER TREAT- MENT FACILITY AND COLLECTION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO ELIMINATE ALL NPDES PERMIT VIOLATIONS.

Source

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