United States v. Winchester Municipal Utilities, No. 06-102-KSF (E.D. Ky. Jan. 19, 2011). Under a modified 2007 consent decree, a settling CWA defendant responsible for stormwater runoff pollution into the Lower Howards Creek Watershed must spend $203,000 on a watershed management plan that replaces the original supplemental environmental project.

United States v. City of Evansville, No. 3:09-CV-128 (S.D. Ind. Jan. 6, 2011). A settling CWA defendant responsible for violations in the operation of its municipal wastewater and sewer system must pay a $420,000 civil penalty to the United States and a $70,000 civil penalty to Indiana, must spend an estimated $4 million to connect homes with failing septic systems to the city's sewer system, and must remedy the deficiencies in the sewer system at a cost that may exceed $500 million no later than 2037.

United States v. Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, No. 10-cv-02895 (N.D. Ohio Dec. 22, 2010). A settling CWA defendant that violated its NPDES permit for its municipal wastewater and sewer system must implement injunctive measures, including the construction of seven deep underground tunnel systems—to reduce its combined sewer overflow (CSO) discharges—and construction of treatment plant expansions, for a total cost of approximately $3 billion; must invest $42 million in green infrastructure that will further reduce its CSO discharge by 44 million gallons; must pay $1.2 million in civil penalties to be split evenly between the United States and the state of Ohio; must spend $1 million to operate a permanent hazardous waste collection center in Cuyahoga County; and must spend $800,000 to improve other water resources.

United States v. DeKalb County, No. 1:10cv4039-WSD (N.D. Ga. Dec. 13, 2010). A settling CWA defendant responsible for violations at its sanitary sewer system must pay a $226,500 civil penalty to both the United States and Georgia, must perform specified injunctive measures, and must perform a supplemental environmental project valued at $600,000.

United States v. Beazer Homes USA, Inc., No. 3:10-cv-01133 (M.D. Tenn. Dec. 2, 2010). A settling CWA defendant responsible for violations at home sites in 21 states must pay civil penalties; must develop improved pollution prevention plans for each construction site; must conduct additional site inspections and promptly correct any problems detected; must properly train construction managers and contractors; and must implement a management and internal reporting system to improve oversight of on-the-ground operations.

EPA announced the availability of 2011 Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act grants for coastal recreation water monitoring and public notification programs.

EPA announced issuance of the final NPDES general permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels for Pennsylvania and Iowa.

United States v. Eastwood Construction, LLC, No. 3:11-cv-83 (W.D.N.C. Feb. 15, 2011). Settling CWA defendants responsible for permit violations at residential construction sites in North Carolina and South Carolina must pay a $60,000 civil penalty and must undertake compliance programs to reduce the threat of stormwater discharges at the sites.

United States v. Rutherford Oil Corp., No. 3:08-cv-231 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 2, 2011). Settling CWA defendants that discharged pollutants into waters of the United States without a permit must pay a civil penalty and must conduct a restoration project.

United States v. Orval Kent Food Co., Inc., No. 2:11-cv-02057-JAR-JPO (D. Kan. Jan. 31, 2011). A settling CWA defendant responsible for discharges into a POTW in Baxter Springs, Kansas, must pay a $390,000 civil penalty, must increase monitoring of its discharges and install additional treatment, if necessary, and must undertake a fish restocking project at a cost of $32,500.