Public Notice: Proposed CAFO CWA-05-2025-0001
Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 5, is providing notice of intent to issue a Consent Agreement and Final Order (CAFO) that assesses a civil penalty of $40,489.65 to DTE Electric Company (“Respondent”) under the authority of Section 309 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. § 1319. The CAFO will resolve EPA’s allegations that Respondent discharged pollutants to Lake Erie in exceedance of the effluent limits in their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit No. MI0001848 (“Permit”) from outfalls at Respondent’s Monroe Power Plant facility located at 3500 East Front Street (the “Facility”) and failed to adhere to the narrative requirements of the Permit in violation of the CWA, 33 U.S.C. § 1311(a). These exceedances occurred between March 202 2 and January 2023. In the CAFO, Respondent confirms its return to compliance.
Applicants or Respondents
DTE Electric Company – Monroe Power Plant3500 East Front Street
Monroe, MI 48161
United States
Docket Numbers
- CWA-05-2025-0001