Town of Northbridge, Wastewater Treatment Plant (Board decision, March 25, 2008)

Plain-English summary

The Town of Northbridge filed a petition for review of NPDES Permit No. MA-0100722. The Town later reported that it had reached an agreement with EPA that would facilitate compliance with the conditions of the appealed permit, making the appeal unnecessary. The Environmental Appeals Board dismissed the petition for review with prejudice. The order does not state a penalty.

Decision snapshot

• Cited authorities: None stated in the order.
• Outcome: The petition for review was dismissed with prejudice after the Town withdrew its appeal.
• Key point: An agreement with EPA that made the appeal unnecessary led the Board to dismiss the petition with prejudice.

Full text (EPA EAB public release)

               BEFORE THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BO
           UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                           WASHINGTON.D.C.
                                                                                  2 5 2008   d

In re:

Town of Northbridge, Wastewater
Treatment Plant NPDES Appeal No. 06-11
NPDES Permit No. MA-0100722

                   ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR REVIEW


     By submission filed on March 24, 2008, the Town of Northbridge ("Town"), the petitioner in

this matter, states that it is withdrawing its petition for review in the above-captioned
matter. See Notice of Withdrawal of Appeal (Mar. 24, 2008) ("Notice"). The Notice states that the
Town "has reached an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency that will facilitate compliance with

the conditions of the appealed NPDES permit, therefore making the instant appeal unnecessary."
Id. at 1.

     Under these circumstances, the above-captioned petition for review is hereby dismissed

with prejudice.

     So ordered.




                        ENVIRONMENTAL APPEALS BOARD


    Dated: [illegible]                         [signature]
                                               Kathie A. Stein



                                  CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

   I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing Order Dismissing Petition for Review in the matter

of Town of Northbridge, Wastewater Treatment Plant, NPDES Appeal No. 06-11, were sent to the
following persons in the manner indicated:

First Class Mail: Jeffrey T. Blake
Kopeland and Paige, P.C.
101 Arch Street
Boston, MA 02110

Pouch Mail: Arthur H. Williams
Senior Assistant Regional Counsel
U.S. EPA Region I (RAA)
One Congress Street - Suite 1100
Boston, MA 02114-2023

   Dated: [illegible]