WQCS00012_20180601_ConsentDecree

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintift
V.
CITY OF WILMINGTON,NORTH CAROLINA,
NEW HANOVER COUNTY,NORTH
CAROLINA,AND CAPE FEAR PUBLIC
UTILITY AUTHORITY,
Defcndants,
THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Necessary Party rcquired by
33U.S.C.§1319(c).
Civil Action No.7:13-CV-144‐BO
MOTION TO TERMINATE CONSENT DECREE
Plaintifl the United States of America, on behalf of the United States Environmental
Protection Agency ("EPA"), at the request and with the consent of the Defendants, City of
Wilmington, North Carolina, New Hanover County, North Carolina, and the Cape Fear Public
Utility Authority, moves the Court to Terminate the Consent Decree which was entered by this
Court on December 11, 2013. (Docket No. l3)
The provisions under Section XIX. FINAL REPORT AND TERMINATION of the
Consent Decree set forth the procedure for terminating the Consent Decree. The Defendants
have, as required by Paragraph 65, submitted a Final Report that describes all of the actions
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undertaken by the Defendants toward achieving compliance with the Consent Decree and an
assessment of the effectiveness of such actions in eliminating sanitary sewer overflows
("SSOs"). See letter dated March 21,2018 from the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority appended
hereto as Exhibit A. The United States Protection Agency ("EPA") has determined that the
Defendants have fulfilled all of the obligations set forth in Paragraphs 65 and 67 andhave
therefore approved the Final Report. In accordance with Paragraph 68, the Defendants have
certified satisfaction of the requirements of the Consent Decree and have requested that it be
terminated. EPA has determined that the Defendants have complied with the requirements of
the Consent Decree and therefore seeks an order from the Court terminating the Consent Decree
herein. See May 31, 2018 email from Brad Ammons, Environmental Engineer, EPA Region 4,
Atlanta, Georgia concurring with Cape Fear Public Utility Authority's request to terminate the
Consent Decree.
Respectfully submitted this lst day of June, 2018.
ROBERTJ.HIGDON
Unitcd States Attorllcy
/S/G.Norman Acker、III
G.NORNIAN ACKER,ⅡIFirst Assistant United Statcs Attomey
310 Bcm Avenuc
Suitc 800,Fedcral Building
Ralcigh,NC 27601-1461
Telcphonei(919)856-4315
Facsimilc:[phone]
Email:NAckcrの usa.dol.gov
N.C.Bar#12839
Attomcy lor Plaintiff
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ELLEN MAHAN
Dcputy Section Chief
Environmental Enforccmcnt Section
Envirolllment and Natural Rcsources Division
U.S.Departmcnt ofJusticc
/S/William A.Wcinischke
WILLIAM A.WEINISCHKE
Scnior Trial Attorlllcy
Envirorllncntal Enforccmcnt Scction
Environmcnt and Natural Rcsources Division
U.S.Dcpartment ofJusticc
P.〇.Box 7611
Washington,DoC.20044
Tclcphone:[phone]
0F COUNSEL:
WILLIANI B.BUSH,JR.
Associatc Rcgional Counscl
U.S.EPA,RcgiOn 4
61 Forsyth Street,SW
Atlanta,Gcorgia 30303
[phone]
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to ccrtify that a copy ofthc forcgoing Ⅳlotion has becn servcd upon counsel of
record by clcctronically flling the forcgoing]ν lotion with thc Courtthis datc,using the CM/1ECF
systcm.
/s/Go Noman Ackcr,III
G.NORNIIAN ACKER,HI
First Assistant UoS.Attorncy
310 Ncw Bcm Avcnuc
Suite 800 Fcdcral Building
Raleigh,NC 27601‐1461
Telcphonc:(919)856‐4530
Facsimilc:(919)856¨4821
Email:no■nan、ackcrCusdol.RoV
NoC.Bar#12839
Attorllcy for Plaintiff
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RE: Request forTermination of Consent Decree
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Consent D∝ree between uSEPA and Cape Fear pubiic ut∥itv Authorlty
Dear ML Ma薇 〕nt M『.Weinischke′and Mr.Ammons:
As required by Section測 為籠em Nos.67 and 68,Cape Fear public utl∥tv Autho『ity(CFPUA)L requesting
termination ofthe referenced consent decree, CFPUA has completed the ttemsilsted in ltem No.67 as
b:lows:
{a).CFPUA has properlY lmp:emented for a pettod of 24 monthsthe CMOM program as set
forth:n Paragraph 16.The ttnalreport submttd on Januarv 5′2018 deta∥ed act:ons taken、″hile
successiJ!vimplementlng the CMOM programsto achieve co口 np∥ance with the consent decree and an
assessment ofthe effectlveness ofsuch actions in e∥minat:ng sanitary sewer ove甫 ows.EPA approved
the Final RepOrL bv ietter dated February 7′2018′a copv of whiCh iS enclosed.
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March 21,2018
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(bl.CFPUA has completed the capttalimprovement prolectS that identlfled in Paragraph 17 and
in Appendixメ ヽper the lde‐ntified schedules. PFOgreSs and completion has been documented in each of
the sern卜 annual reports and the lnalreportthat was accepted by EPA.
{C}.CFPUA hasl崚 1偶 |led all requirements of the consent decree including pavment ofthe initial
civ∥penalty assessed under Section V∥and a!i stipulated penakles identined in the demand letterfrom
EPA.
Accordinglv′CFPUA:s requesting the united states agree with th:s Request for Ternlination. Fo∥owing
thls agreement′■
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then FequeSted the Unked States■le wtth CFPUへ fbrthe Court′s approvaL a10:nt
stip.utatlon terminating this consent decree.
1 1oolk forward to hearing‐your decision and our next steps. :fyou have questiOns or need rnore
infOFmatiOn′please contact me or CFPU″s attomey Ms.unda M∥es at{336)45卜 3169.
Executlve Director
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NPDES permitting and Enforcement Branch
U,S.EPA Water Protectlon Division
William Bush
Associate Regional Counsel
U.5. Department of Justice
Lary M. Presnell, lll
N.C. Department of Envlronment and Natural Resources
Kathryn Jones Cooper
N.C. Department of Justice
Linda A. Miles
The Miles Firm, PLLC
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Ammons, Brad <[e-mail]>
Thursday, May 31, 2018 '12:49 PM
Weinischke, Bill (ENRD)
Bush, William; Zapata, Cesar; Ammons, Brad
Cape Fear PUA NC inspection
Just to confirm, I inspected Cape Fear PUA, NC two weeks ago and herby concur with their March 2!,ZOlg request to
terminate the CD.
Brad Ammons
Environmental Engineer
NPDES Perrritting and Enforcement Branch
Municipal & Industrial Enforcement Section
U.S. EPA Region 4
6l Forsyth St., SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) s62-e76e (o)
(404) s62-e72e (F)
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