Public Notice: Proposed penalty of $25,000 against the City of Salem, West Virginia
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 the City of Salem, P.O. Box 352 229 W. Main Street, Salem, WV 26426. The CAFO assesses an administrative penalty of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) 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 the City of Salem violated certain provisions of the regulations pertaining to its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (“NPDES”) Permit for the City of Salem Wastewater Treatment Plant located at Old Route 50 East, Salem, WV 26426. The $25,000.00 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
City of SalemP.O. Box 352
229 W. Main Street
Salem, WV 26426
United States
Docket Numbers
- CWA-03-2024-0061