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COVINGTON, CITY OF, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY

Administrative - Formal · FY1998 · — · Unilateral Administrative Order Without Adjudication · 38178

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Case

Case Number
06-1998-0486
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 COVINGTON, A LOUISIANA MUNICIPALITY 1400 WEST 27TH AVENUE COVINGTON, SAINT TAMMANY PARISH, LOUISIANA 70434 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY (1) FAILING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE QA/QC BY FAILING TO PROP- ERLY AND COMPLETELY FILL OUT CHAIN OF CUSTODY FORMS WHEN TRANSMITTING EFFLUENT SAMPLES, (2) FAILING TO KEEP COM- PLETE LAB BENCH SHEETS ON PH ANALYSIS, (3) FAILING TO PROVIDE ACCURATE FLOW MEASUREMENT OF ITS MONITORED DIS- CHARGES BY FAILING TO PROVIDE OR CALIBRATE THE FLOW MEA- SUREMENT DEVICE, AND (4) FAILING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE DE- CHLORINATION AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN THE DISCHARGE OF A POLLUTANT IN EXCESS OF THE PERMIT- TED EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(A) OF THE CWA, EPA ISSUED AN ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER (AO) TO THE RESPONDENT. THE AO ORDERS THE RESPONDENT, WITHIN 30 DAYS, TO: (A) TAKE WHATEVER CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NECESSARY TO ELIMINATE AND PREVENT RECURRENCE OF THE VIOLATIONS, (B) SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS AND WHY THEY WILL PREVENT RECUR- RENCE, AND (C) IF NOT POSSIBLE TO CORRECT THE VIOLATIONS IN 30 DAYS, SUBMIT A COMPREHENSIV

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