News Release: EPA Requires Bad River Band to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations

MEDIA CONTACT:Anne Rowan, 312-353-9391, rowan.anne@epa.gov   For Immediate Release            No. 13-OPA034   EPA Requires Bad River Band to Upgrade Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations   CHICAGO – (August 16, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued a compliance plan requiring the Bad River Band of Lake Superior and Chippewa Indians to correct Clean Water Act violations at the wastewater treatment facilities located on the Tribe’s northern Wisconsin reservation.    The Bad River Band must upgrade plant operations to correct the violations by January 31, 2014.  Violations include failure to meet permit reporting requirements and failure to comply with permit effluent limits for phosphorus, E. coli, total suspended solids and biochemical oxygen demand.    EPA will monitor the facilities to ensure that they meet compliance plan requirements and may take more formal action if violations are not corrected.     The compliance plan is available at www.epa.gov/region5/water/npdestek/badriverband/.   You can unsubscribe or update your subscriptions or e-mail address at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. All you will need is your e-mail address. If you have any questions or problems, please e-mail support@govdelivery.com for assistance.  This service is provided to you at no charge by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.    This email was sent to elmasry.webmaster@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW · Washington DC 20460 · 202-564-4355