Cases — 4306098

As of Oct 2, 2026.

Activity name

CITY OF BURBANK

Case number

09-1990-0020

Case name

CITY OF BURBANK

Region code

09

Fiscal year

1990

Activity type code

JDC

Activity type desc

Judicial

Activity status code

SPR

Activity status desc

Settlement Present

Activity status date

2000-09-07

Lead agency

EPA

Case status date

2000-09-07

Doj docket number

90-5-1-1-3673

Total penalty assessed

137000.0

Hq division

WAT

Branch

RC-2

Voluntary self disclosure

false

Multimedia flag

false

Summary text

THIS ACTION IS AGAINST THE CITY OF BURBANK UNDER BOTH SECTIONS 301 AND 307 OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY'S NPDES PERMIT, IN PARTICULAR THE PERMIT'S PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS. THE CITY HOLDS AN NPDES PERMIT AUTHORIZING IT TO DISCHARGE TREATED SEWAGE FROM THE BURBANK WATER RECLAMATION PLANT. THE PERMIT PLACES CONDITIONS ON THE CHARACTER OF WASTE THE CITY CAN DISCHARGE, REQUIRES MONITORING OF THE WASTE DISCHARGE, AND REQUIRES THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO REGULATE THE INDUSTRIAL WASTE THE CITY RECEIVES FROM INDUSTRIES THAT DISCHARGE WASTEWATER INTO THE CITY'S SEWER LINES. THE CITY HAS VIOLATED NUMEROUS PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY'S INDUSTRIES PROPERLY LIMIT THE QUANTITIES OF POLLUTANTS THEY DISCHARGE INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM. THESE INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY MONITOR THE INDUSTRIES' DISCHARGES, THAT THE CITY INFORM THE INDUSTRIES OF THE APPLICABLE LIMITS, AND THAT THE CITY ENSURE THAT THE INDUSTRIES COMPLY WITH THEIR LIMITS. THE CITY HAS ALSO VIOLATED PERMIT LIMITS GOVERNING THE CHARACTER OF THE WASTE IT IS AUTHORIZED TO DISCHARGE FROM ITS PLANT, AND PERMIT CONDITIONS REQUIRING IT TO MONITOR ITS WASTEWATER DISCHARGE. THIS ACTION IS PROPOSED TO OBTAIN INJUNCTIVE RELEIF TO ENSURE THAT THE CITY COMPLIES WITH ITS PERMIT, MOST PARTICULARLY THE PRETREATMENT CONDITIONS, AND TO OBTAIN AN APPROPRIATE CIVIL PENALTY FOR THE CITY'S VIOLATIONS. THE COMPLAINT IN THIS MATTER WAS FILED ON 6/7/91. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A CASE ORIGINATING IN CALIFORNIA, AND THUS A REGION 9 CASE GEOGRAPHICALLY, THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LITIGATION IS BEING HANDLED BY HEADQUARTERS. THE HEADQUARTERS ATTORNEY ASSIGNED TO THIS MATTER IS J. THEIS.

Created at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

Updated at

2026-10-02T02:02:59.061315+00:00

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