EPA order enforces trash prevention safeguards in Montebello, protecting Los Angeles waterways
Media Contact: Alejandro Diaz, [email protected], (808) 284-7084 EPA order enforces trash prevention safeguards in Montebello, protecting Los Angeles waterways MONTEBELLO, Calif. (May 5, 2022) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the City of Montebello, CA have entered into an Administrative Order on Consent to assist the city in complying with its municipal stormwater sewer system permit. This action will help the city achieve compliance with the Clean Water Act with respect to discharges of trash into the Los Angeles River. "This order reflects EPA's commitment to ensuring cities comply with federal law to prevent pollution to rivers and coastal ecosystems," said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Martha Guzman. "Under this order, Montebello will better protect the health of nearby residents as well as the surrounding environment." From August 25 through October 29, 2020, inspectors from EPA and the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board conducted an offsite compliance monitoring audit of the City's compliance with its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit and found multiple violations of the Clean Water Act. EPA found the following violations:
EPA is requiring the facility to:
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