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COTTON VALLEY, TOWN OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 37960

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Case

Case Number
06-1998-0266
Type
Administrative - Formal
Lead
EPA
Outcome
Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication
Multimedia
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Self-disclosure
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Defendants (1)

Summary

1. SECTION 309(A) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(A). 2. TOWN OF COTTON VALLEY, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY P.O. BOX 415 COTTON VALLEY, WEBSTER PARISH, LOUISIANA 71018 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY DISCHARGING POLLUTANTS FROM THE FACILITY THAT 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) ORDERING THE RESPOND- ENT TO: A) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AO TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS CITED, B) WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE AO, SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS CITED AND EXPLAINING WHY SUCH ACTIOS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE SUF- FICIENT TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, C) AC- COMPLISH THE FOLLOWING TASKS AND COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOW- ING SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES: 1) RECEIVE PROJECT FUNDING FROM LA. DIV. OF ADMINISTRATION BY AUG. 1997; 2) COMPLETE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS BY FEB. 1998; 3) AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT BY APR. 1998; 4) BEGIN CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS BY MAY 1998; AND 5) COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION; ACHIEVE CO

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