Public Notice: Proposed penalty of $12,000 against Frederick-Winchester Service Authority and Frederick County Sanitation Authority dba Frederick Water
Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), Region 3, is hereby giving notice that it proposes to enter into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”), which commences and concludes an administrative action against Frederick-Winchester Service Authority, 9 West Piccadilly Street, Winchester, VA 22601, and Frederick County Sanitation Authority dba Frederick Water, 315 Tasker Road, Stephens City, VA 22655. The CAFO assesses an administrative penalty of twelve thousand dollars ($12,000.00) under Section 309(g) of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), 33 U.S.C. § 1319(g), for alleged violations of Section 301 of the CWA. EPA alleges that Frederick-Winchester Service Authority and Frederick County Sanitation Authority dba Frederick Water violated certain provisions of the regulations pertaining to its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit for the Crooked Run Wastewater Treatment Plant ocated at 130 Crappie Court, Front Royal, VA 22630. The $12,000.00 cash penalty is in accordance with EPA’s Civil Penalty Policy for Section 311(b)(3) and Section 311(j) of the CWA (August 1998).
Applicants or Respondents
Frederick-Winchester Service Authority9 West Piccadilly Street
Winchester, VA 22601
United States
315 Tasker Road
Stephens City, VA 22655
United States
Docket Numbers
- CWA-03-2024-0036