89 FR 12335
EPA entered into a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement under CERCLA with Jonathan Deck relating to the Frankfort Asbestos Superfund site located in Frankfort, New York.
EPA entered into a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement under CERCLA with Jonathan Deck relating to the Frankfort Asbestos Superfund site located in Frankfort, New York.
EPA entered into a proposed administrative settlement under CERCLA for recovery of past response costs concerning the Milwaukee Die Casting Site in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
United States v. 1500 South Tibbs LLC, No. 1:24-cv-235 (S.D. Ind. Feb. 5, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CERCLA defendant must pay the United States a total of $112,805.24 for EPA’s response costs, pay the state of Indiana a total of $21,061.53 for its past response costs, pay future response costs incurred by the United States and the state, and perform remedial work in connection with the Reilly Tar and Chemical Superfund Site in Indianapolis, Indiana.
United States v. Lowell, Massachusetts, City of, No. 1:24-cv-10290 (D. Mass. Feb. 5, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that allegedly engaged in unpermitted and illegal discharges from its wastewater collection system and small municipal separate storm sewer system must take measures necessary to achieve and maintain compliance and pay a $200,000 civil penalty for past noncompliance.
United States v. Guam Waterworks Authority, No. 04-00004 (D. Guam Jan. 30, 2024). Under a proposed partial consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that discharged excess pollutants from and failed to maintain its wastewater system must implement an estimated $400 million in wastewater collection system improvements and conduct a feasibility study for improvements to the Hagåtña wastewater treatment plant.
United States v. Holly Energy Partners-Operating, L.P., No. 5:24-cv-00107 (W.D. Okla. Jan. 29, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, settling CWA defendants that allegedly discharged about 300,000 gallons of crude oil into Skull Creek near Cushing, Oklahoma, must pay $7.4 million in civil penalties and perform corrective measures to remedy the violations.
United States v. PotlatchDeltic Land & Lumber, LLC, No. 2:24-cv-00043 (D. Idaho Jan. 24, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that violated its NPDES permits related to stormwater discharges from its sawmill and lumberyard facility in St. Maries, Idaho, must pay a $225,000 civil penalty and implement injunctive relief and significant mitigation actions.
United States v. Reading, City of, No. 04-05696 (E.D. Penn. Jan. 24, 2024). A proposed amendment to a consent decree extends the deadlines for completing remaining capital improvement projects for a settling CWA defendant that violated its NPDES permits, the CWA, and the Pennsylvania Clean Streams law by discharging pollutants into the Schuylkill River, failed to enforce the requirements of its pretreatment program for industrial users, and failed to properly operate and maintain its wastewater treatment plant and systems.
EPA approved alternative testing methods for use in measuring the levels of contaminants in drinking water to determine compliance with national primary drinking water regulations under the SDWA.
United States v. Swinerton Builders, No. 3:24-cv-00274 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 17, 2024). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling CWA defendant that allegedly violated the Act during construction of solar energy facilities in Alabama, Idaho, and Illinois, must implement significant mitigation actions and pay a $2,300,000 civil penalty.